Blood Song (A Raven's Shadow Novel)

By Anthony Ryan

Book Overview

From "a new master storyteller" comes the beginning of an epic fantasy saga of blood, honor, and destiny... "The Sixth Order wields the sword of justice and smites the enemies of the Faith and the Realm." Vaelin Al Sorna was only a child of ten when his father left him at the iron gate of the Sixth Order. The Brothers of the Sixth Order are devoted to battle, and Vaelin will be trained and hardened to the austere, celibate, and dangerous life of a Warrior of the Faith. He has no family now save the Order. Vaelin's father was Battle Lord to King Janus, ruler of the unified realm. Vaelin's rage at being deprived of his birthright and dropped at the doorstep of the Sixth Order like a foundling knows no bounds. He cherishes the memory of his mother, and what he will come to learn of her at the Order will confound him. His father, too, has motives that Vaelin will come to understand. But one truth overpowers all the rest: Vaelin Al Sorna is destined for a future he has yet to comprehend. A future that will alter not only the realm, but the world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425267695
• ISBN13: 9780425267691
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Ace
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.9" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

This book got me into be reading again!

The world building in this book is absolutely amazing! Anthony, Ryan does a great job creating a main character with a great background and setting pace for the series ahead. As soon as I finish this book I ran to my nearest bookstore and grab the second. It was just as amazing as the first. Highly recommend!