Blood Song
Book 1 of Raven's Shadow
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4.6 • 426 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'A master storyteller' - Mark Lawrence
We have fought battles that left more than a hundred corpses on the ground and not a word of it has ever been set down. The Order fights, but often it fights in shadow, without glory or reward. We have no banners.
Vaelin Al Sorna is the Sixth Order's newest recruit. Under their brutal training regime, he learns how to forge a blade, survive the wilds and kill a man quickly and quietly - all in the name of protecting the Realm and the Faith.
Now his skills will be put to the test. War is coming. Vaelin must draw upon the very essence of his strength and cunning if he is to survive the coming conflict. Yet as the world teeters on the edge of chaos, Vaelin will learn that the truth can cut deeper than any sword.
Blood Song is the epic first novel in the internationally bestselling Raven's Shadow series - an enthralling tale of desperate battles, deadly politics and epic adventure.
'Engrossing' - Buzzfeed
'Powerful' - SFFWorld
'Compelling' - SFX
Books by Anthony Ryan
Raven's Shadow
Blood Song
Tower Lord
Queen of Fire
Raven's Blade
The Wolf's Call
The Black Song
Draconis Memoria
The Waking Fire
The Legion of Flame
The Empire of Ashes
The Covenant of Steel
The Pariah
The Martyr
The Traitor
Writing as A. J. Ryan
Red River Seven
Customer Reviews
A wonderful story:)
A magnificent story based around a a warrior in a feudal world, built to handle friends as well as enemies. A very well developed range of characters in a world so easy to imagine in your head. The story unwinds across a number of years and (unlike many) comes to a conclusion at the end.
I’ve already bought the second book.
It’s an extraordinary tale 5/5
Key: bad 1/5, ok 2/5, good 3/5, great 4/5, unusually outstanding 5/5
Great read
It took me a little to get into it, kept putting it down but then it started to get its hooks in me and they just kept digging deeper. Well written, great read.
Enthralled
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Can't wait to read the next. And the next. And the next.