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A Tide of Black Steel
A Fantasy Novel by Anthony Ryan
Book 1 of the Age of Wrath Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Grimdark,
- Viking-Inspired,
- Sibling Rivalry,
- Epic Saga
This book is for you if you're into...
- Viking-inspired sagas with cults, tattooed warriors, and blood-soaked battles
- Grimdark quests for godly treasures where honor means everything
- Siblings scheming against each other for power and survival
From Little Stack
Anthony Ryan strikes a much more Gwynne-like tone in this series, with bloody action, martial bands, and a clearly Viking-inspired culture. But A Tide of Black Steel goes darker (if you can believe it!) by introducing us to gods that must be appeased, feared, or endured, often at the personal cost of death or sacrifice. There is no mercy, there is only the hope of living on through one’s reputation and honor.
It’s a bit more fatalistic and tonally darker than Bloodsworn, with the attitude “stand fast, die well, be remembered” being central to the story. Dark and grimdark fantasy fans, I know you’ll love this one.
A new age has dawned. An age of blood and steel. An age of wrath.
The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagas, has been ruled by the Sister Queens for centuries. No one has dared question their rule.
Until now. Whispers speak of longships of mysterious tattooed warriors, sailing under the banners of a murderous cult of oath-breakers long thought extinct. A tide of black steel that threatens to vanquish all in its path.
Thera of the Blackspear, favored servant of the Sister Queens, is ordered to uncover the truth. As Thera sails north, her reviled brother, Felnir, sets out on his own adventure. He hopes to find the Vault of the Altvar – the treasure room of the gods – and win the Sister Queens’ favor at his sister’s expense.
Both siblings – along with a brilliant young scribe and a prisoner with a terrifying, primal power – will play a part in the coming storm. The Age of Wrath has begun.
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