Larry Correia's best-selling epic fantasy series, Saga of the
Forgotten Warrior, continues.
Ashok Vadal was once a member of the highest caste in all of Lok. As a
Protector, he devoted his life to upholding the Law, rooting out those
who still practiced the old ways and delivering swift justice with his
ancestor blade Angruvadal. None was more merciless than he in stamping
out the lingering belief in gods and demons among the casteless. His
brutality was legendary and celebrated.
But soon Ashok learned that his life to that point had been a lie. He
himself, senior member of the Protector Order, was casteless. He had
been nothing more than an unwitting pawn in a political game. His world
turned upside down, and finding himself on the wrong side of the Law, he
began a campaign of rebellion, war, and destruction unlike any Lok had
ever seen.
Thera had been first daughter of Vane. A member of the Warrior Order,
she had spent her life training for combat. Until a strange sight in the
heavens appeared one day. Thera was struck by lighting, and from that
day forward, she heard the Voice. A reluctant prophet with the power to
see into the future, she fought alongside Ashok Vadal and his company of
men known as the Sons of the Black Sword, until a shape-shifting wizard
with designs on her powers of precognition spirited her away. He holds
her prisoner in the House of Assassins.
Ashok Vadal and the Sons of the Black Sword march to rescue Thera. With
his sword Angruvadal, Ashok was unstoppable. But Angruvadal is gone,
shattered to pieces on the demon-possessed husk of a warrior. Now, Ashok
must fight without the aid of the magic blade for the first time.
Thera's life depends on it. But there is much more at risk in the
continent of Lok. Strange forces are working behind the scenes.
Ashok Vadal and the Sons of the Black Sword are caught up in a game they
do not fully understand, with powerful forces allied against them. Ashok
no longer knows what to believe. He is beginning to think perhaps the
gods really do exist. If so, he's warned them to stay out of his way.
They would do well to listen.
About House of Assassins "Correia piles on the intrigue, action,
and cliffhangers in the invigorating second Saga of the Forgotten
Warrior epic fantasy.... Correia also weaves in elements that question
the value of belief and the cost of giving authority to those who find
more profit in preying on the weak.... Brisk fight scenes, lively
characters, and plenty of black humor continue to make this series a
real pleasure." (Publishers Weekly)
Larry Correia is the creator of The Wall Street Journal and The New
York Times best-selling Monster Hunter series, as well as urban fantasy
hard-boiled adventure saga the Grimnoir Chronicles and epic fantasy
series The Saga of the Forgotten Warrior.
