The Bladed Faith
Books | Fiction / Fantasy / Epic
David Dalglish
A usurped prince prepares to take up the mantle of a deadly assassin and reclaim his kingdom, his people, and his slain gods in this epic fantasy from a USA Today bestselling author. Cyrus was only twelve years old when his gods were slain, his country invaded, and his parents—the king and queen—beheaded in front of him. Held prisoner in the invader's court for years, Cyrus is suddenly given a chance to escape and claim his revenge when a mysterious group of revolutionaries comes looking for a figurehead. They need a hero to strike fear into the hearts of the imperial and to inspire and unite the people. They need someone to take up the skull mask and swords and to become the legendary "Vagrant"—an unparalleled hero and assassin of otherworldly skill. But all is not as it seems. Creating the illusion of a hero is the work of many, and Cyrus will soon discover the true price of his vengeance.
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High Fantasy
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Author
David Dalglish
Pages
512
Publisher
Orbit
Published Date
2022-04-05
ISBN
0759557098 9780759557093
Ratings
Google: 5
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"If your THINKING about reading this book, YOU SHOULD! I absolutely LOVED this book, it is my favourite. ‘Cause the plot, characters and writing style is… AMAZING! I was never bored when reading any chapter, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I usually take over a week to finish a book, but with this one it took TWO DAYS! I re-read it, and I’m obsessed. I personally give it a 10/10! ♥️"
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"Thank you for the ARC from the Publisher.<br/><br/>I hadn't realized David Dalgish has written 29 (!!!!) books, but having read the Dance of Blades and Half Orc series, I went in with certain expectations. Fun fantasy with riveting action sequences and pretty tied up endings for each book.<br/><br/>This book defied those expectations for me. The new world he has created (which I compared to the spread of Rome), and subsequent revolutions agains't the empire had the really fun spin of the native God's per territory. The idea of "Paragon's" I have seen a lot in fantasy, but that they had the extra twist of representing a weapon made the action sequences really fun. The last 10% of the book led to some great, unpredictable twists.<br/><br/>The only reason I didn't give this a 5 star was twofold. One, Cyrus just reminded me a lot of Haern from the Shadowdance series. He just didn't seem as differentiated. Also, the "Mastermind" of their elite group seemed a little predictable and well too well-financed, making subsequent plot points....money really does solve a lot of things. <br/><br/>If you like David Dalgish's other books or Brian McClellan's Powdermage series, you'll really like this book."
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