Dark Omens. Rumors of War. An enemy that cannot be stopped.
Otchigen has been the first warrior of Vasyllia for twenty years. The honor of his city and training of his brother-warriors dominates his life. But all that changes when the city's newest champion is attacked at night, merely for being an Otherlander. Otchigen's wife is struck down by a strange illness, then disappears in suspicious circumstances. To make things worse, age-old alliances collapse amid rumors of war and strange portents.
But when Otchigen comes face to face with a terrifying new enemy, all his military training fails him. Enslaved, he is given an impossible choice: betray his city or lose everyone he loves.
The Rusted Blade is a novella prequel to the Raven Son epic fantasy series inspired by Russian fairy tales.
Dark Omens. Rumors of War. An enemy that cannot be stopped.
Otchigen has been the first warrior of Vasyllia for twenty years. The honor of his city and training of his brother-warriors dominates his life. But all that changes when the city's newest champion is attacked at night, merely for being an Otherlander. Otchigen's wife is struck down by a strange illness, then disappears in suspicious circumstances. To make things worse, age-old alliances collapse amid rumors of war and strange portents.
But when Otchigen comes face to face with a terrifying new enemy, all his military training fails him. Enslaved, he is given an impossible choice: betray his city or lose everyone he loves.
The Rusted Blade is a novella prequel to the Raven Son epic fantasy series inspired by Russian fairy tales.