The Coward
Books | Fiction / Fantasy / Action & Adventure
3.6
(60)
Stephen Aryan
A “knock-out” fantasy adventure about how “even the most vicious monster battles are less harrowing than the struggles within men’s souls”—for fans of D&D and Joe Abercrombie (Publishers Weekly). With evil rising in the Frozen North, Kell Kressia is called upon to save his people once again—but what if he’s more coward than hero? Kell Kressia is a legend, a celebrity, a hero. At 17, he set out on an epic quest with a band of wizened fighters to slay the Ice Lich and save the world—but only he returned victorious. The Lich was dead, the ice receded, and the Five Kingdoms were safe. Ten years later, Kell lives a quiet farmer’s life, while stories about his heroism are told in every tavern across the land. But now a new terror has arisen in the north. Beyond the frozen circle, north of the Frostrunner clans, something has taken up residence in the Lich’s abandoned castle. And the ice is beginning to creep south once more. For the second time, Kell is called upon to take up his famous sword, Slayer, and battle the forces of darkness. But he has a terrible secret that nobody knows. He's not a hero—he was just lucky. Everyone puts their faith in Kell the Legend, but he’s a coward who has no intention of risking his life for anyone . . .
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Author
Stephen Aryan
Pages
400
Publisher
Watkins Media Limited
Published Date
2021-06-08
ISBN
0857668897 9780857668899
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"The book faintly reminded me of the Hobbit while still continuing on its own epic. Highly recommend. It’s part of a duopoly that will be released in august, and I’ve preordered already. "
Birgen Schmidt
"Far too many grammatical errors, they became so frequent it is apparent that the book could NOT have been looked over by an editor or simply proofread by the author. I finished out the book regardless of the number of times I put it down and considered returning it. I probably won’t keep it in my collection, and it’s deterred me from continuing on with the series. Storyline isn’t special enough to let it go or give the next book a chance. Examples are : pronouns mixed up for two characters in an entire paragraph, apostrophe’s littered in strange places, page schematics/layout and font issues from time to time, etc. I’m no literary genius myself, but that was very off-putting and irritating to say the least. Buy the novel secondhand if you want to give it a read, I regret not having done so myself. "
Addison S
"I'm really picky with male MCs, but I absolutely loved how REAL they portrayed him. Even the side characters were written with depth and carefully crafted backstories."
Rina Zalea
"I was given the opportunity to review an ARC from Netgalley for an unbias review. When I heard this book was coming out and I read the description, it sounded right up my alley. No one talks about the horrors these characters go through on an adventure, did Frodo have PTSD at the end of the journey with the ring? Did Druss wake up with nightmares after Legend? Seeing this premise with a whole cast of new characters, a group of heroes was very well done. Each character diversified enough to keep them interesting, even with their mini POVs. Kell is a convincing hero and it's really fun to see his evolution about going back into the field.<br/><br/>Every book with multiple POVs has that one character you don't really care for (at least in my case). The main antagonist didn't quite blend enough for me, but it did help in the world building. I look forward to the sequels!"
Wesley Spence