Blackwing
Ratings25
Average rating3.9
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Ratings25
Average rating3.9
"Set on a postapocalyptic frontier, Blackwing is a gritty fantasy debut about a man's desperate battle to survive his own dark destiny ... Hope, reason, humanity: the Misery breaks them all. Under its cracked and wailing sky, the Misery is a vast and blighted expanse, the arcane remnant of a devastating war with the immortals known as the Deep Kings. The war ended nearly a century ago, and the enemy is kept at bay only by the existence of the Engine, a terrible weapon that protects the Misery's border. Across the corrupted no-man's-land teeming with twisted magic and malevolent wraiths, the Deep Kings and their armies bide their time. Watching. Waiting. Bounty hunter Ryhalt Galharrow has breathed Misery dust for twenty bitter years. When he's ordered to locate a masked noblewoman at a frontier outpost, he finds himself caught in the middle of an attack by the Deep Kings, one that signifies they may no longer fear the Engine. Only a formidable show of power from the very woman he is seeking, Lady Ezabeth Tanza, repels the assault. Ezabeth is a shadow from Galharrow's grim past, and together they stumble onto a web of conspiracy that threatens to end the fragile peace the Engine has provided. Galharrow is not ready for the truth about the blood he's spilled or the gods he's supposed to serve.
Series
3 primary books4 released booksRaven's Mark is a 4-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Ed McDonald.
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This is a fantastic grimdark debut!!!
This book follows Blackwing Captain Ryhalt Galharrow and his band of misfits as they patrol the Range and protect Valengrad from the horrors that live in the Misery.
The Misery is a remnant of the war between The Nameless and the Deep Kings that ended a century ago. The Misery is a dead land, tainted by long ago magic. The only things that thrive there are unnatural and evil. Crowfoot created the Misery, and Nall created his engine to drive the Deep Kings back. It worked. After seeing the devastation caused by Nall's engine, the Deep Kings have stayed out of range. But they are not gone. They are waiting.
Galharrow is an agent of Crowfoot. Although he's had no orders for years now, he keeps patrolling, and rooting out the creatures that have slipped through. He's starting to believe that he is free of Crowfoot until the bird tattooed on his arm bursts free with a message. He is to find Lady Ezabeth Tanza and protect her at all costs.
The Deep Kings are coming.
I absolutely loved this book!! I loved the magic of the Spinners, and the world was interesting. The characters are awesome. I loved them all, but Galharrow and Ezabeth are my faves. And Nenn and Tnota. Just all of them!
If you like grimdark, you have to read this book. I'm kind of glad I waited to read it because Ravencry will be out on June 18th. YAY!!!
Well that was a nicely rolled up package as a fantasy enthusiast. All the makings of a well laid out world and interesting if rather “god” type magic system. POV is very well maintained and some of the characters are well fleshed out. All in all if you are looking for a low investment kind of fantasy Galharrow's got it covered. Onwards
