An Elegy of Heroes: The Agartes Epilogues Complete Trilogy

3.7/5 ( ratings)

An empire's quest for magic has brought a golden age on a bed of corpses and lost kingdoms. In the cold wake of grief, those left behind must learn to pick up the pieces. A character-driven tale that juggles slice-of-life and epic all at once in the footsteps of Robin Hobb's Farseer. Come and discover Villoso's debut fantasy series, which has been called ambitious, remarkably solid, and expertly set up.

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Nominated for Best Novel of 2017 for r/fantasy's Stabby Awards
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After a botched job gets his friend killed, the mercenary Kefier is chased down by former associates for the crime. Already once branded a murderer, he comes face-to-face with his friend's sister, Sume: a young woman reeling from her own string of bad luck, and the last person he would ever want to confess to. Their lives, unknowingly tangled before they've met, are now thrown into upheaval as one flees from the past and the other runs to it.
In the meantime, the young, arrogant merchant Ylir takes a special interest in Kefier while he battles with a powerful mage, one whose name has been long forgotten in legend. At the crux of their conflict is that same, terrible creature with one eye, cast from the womb of a witch, with powers so immense whoever possesses it holds the key to bring the continent to its knees.