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A VASSAL OF SHADOW
Tales of Athearia: Book 1
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At the onset of an epic holy war, a young vassal will learn: If he wants to play games with gods, he must be prepared to lose everything.
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Koven never thought he could catch the attention of a god. But after pulling off a daring theft from a noble house, he becomes too irresistible for Celdric―the god of mischief―to ignore.
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Claimed as one of Celdric’s vassals and granted the power to control shadows, Koven is whisked away to the Cenobium, an academy for those marked with the divine blood of the various Athearian deities. There, his destiny becomes entwined with those of a gifted seer, a shapeshifting prince, and a warrior descended from a bloodline plagued with madness. But gods don’t share their power without a cost. Koven must first survive the academy’s deadly exams.
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Meanwhile, as tensions between rival gods reach an all-time high, Celdric concocts a scheme to make matters worse. Faced with a war that threatens to consume the continent, Koven and his friends must race across enemy territory in search of the goddess of fate before everything they know and love is destroyed.
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And soon Koven finds himself battling more than man-eating monsters and bloodthirsty gods. Because there’s a darkness festering inside him, and he isn’t sure he can save himself, much less the kingdom.
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The Name of the Wind meets Godkiller in this epic fantasy series, in which the whims of gods weave a deadly fate that’s impossible to avoid.
A MASTER OF FATE
Tales of Athearia: Book 2
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NARRATED BY MICHAEL GALLAGHER
As the great houses of Athearia grapple for power, a young vassal risks everything to defy the heavens, in the second installment of this riveting epic fantasy series.
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After sabotaging the god of mischief's plans and bringing the holy war to an end, Koven thought peace would settle over the realm. He couldn't have been more wrong. Celdric is out for blood, and his new schemes threaten to put everyone Koven loves at risk.
When the royal dynasty is upended, a competition is set to determine the future of the kingdom. Each of the seven great houses must put forth a candidate to prove their worth through a gauntlet of trials. With some of Koven's closest allies pitted against one another, tensions have never been higher. In order to help them, he must traverse the treacherous world of the shadow courts—where enemies lurk around every corner and secrets are more dangerous than blades.
However, Koven remains haunted by his past, and when he uncovers the insidious truth about the pantheon's origins, he finally sees an opportunity to get back at the gods who have wronged him. But vengeance could cost him everything: his friends, his heart, and most importantly, his sanity.
The Name of the Wind meets Godkiller in this sequel—in which the games of the gods assume new, devastating stakes—to the thrilling fantasy debut A Vassal of Shadow.