The Traitor
Book Three of the Covenant of Steel
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4.5 • 78 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The Traitor concludes the ruthless and gripping epic fantasy series from New York Times bestseller Anthony Ryan, whose books have sold more than a million copies worldwide.
It's been a long journey for Alwyn Scribe. Born a bastard and raised an outlaw, he's now a knight and the most trusted advisor to Lady Evadine Courlain. Together they've won countless battles and helped to bring order to a fractured kingdom.
Yet Evadine is not the woman Alwyn once knew. As puritanical fury increasingly replaces her benevolent faith, Alwyn begins to question what her true motives really are.
As the kingdom braces itself for one final battle, Alwyn's conscience fights its own war with his heart. Now, more than ever, he must decide whose side he's really on.
Praise for the series
'A gritty, heart-pounding tale of betrayal and bloody vengeance' John Gwynne
'The Pariah is Anthony Ryan at his best. A fast-paced, brutal fantasy novel with larger-than-life characters and a plot full of intrigue and suspense' Grimdark Magazine
'This is Anthony Ryan's best book yet' Michael Fletcher
'Fantastic writing, an amazing world, a plot that won't quit, and an unforgettable character . . . Anthony Ryan is one of the best epic fantasy authors out there' Bookworm Blues
'Gritty and well-drawn, this makes a rich treat for George R. R. Martin fans' Publishers Weekly (starred review)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ryan's masterful conclusion to his Covenant of Steel epic fantasy trilogy picks up where 2022's The Martyr left off in the unpredictable arc of its morally ambiguous lead, Alwyn Scribe, who now serves as the right hand of Evadine Courlain. Evadine, the supposedly divinely resurrected Risen Martyr, aspires to unify warring kingdoms as their Ascendant Queen, ostensibly to avert an impending apocalyptic event called the Second Scourge. But Alwyn, whose relationship with Evadine became much more intimate in The Martyr, begins to doubt her intentions after she asks him to lie for the first time. Those concerns are magnified by suggestions from others that Evadine is a servant of the Malecite, "the wellspring of evil in the world," leaving the reader in suspense as to whether the "traitor" in the book's title will turn out to be Alwyn or Evadine. Ryan's thoughtful characterizations and complex plotting are on clear display, enhanced by his evocative prose ("Night had the effect of transforming the great spire of Martyr Athil's cathedral into an ominous black spike, its jagged, buttressed flanks catching a scattering of abstract, flickering shadows from the many campfires littering the city below"). This sends the series out on a high note.
Customer Reviews
Boring. Politics. Politics and more politics
Escaping into a world of fantasy only to meet the same endless politicking of the real world and a story that unfolds at a snails pace. I could not finish it.
Brilliant storey
Love the main characters in this amazing storey.