A Murder of Crows

A headstrong shepherd who would sacrifice anything to find his roots. A one-armed swordsman haunted by the disgraceful loss of his knighthood. A fiery young woman who is banished from her family after a terrible tragedy. An ambitious Lord twisted by deep-set insecurities. Around these characters develops a complex world of ordinary, flawed people struggling for order in the face of extraordinary circumstances. Turmoil develops over succession to the throne and religious conflict; one by one, willingly or unwillingly, the characters are pulled into a struggle which increasingly forces them to question their own motives. Indeed, though this book draws upon the romanticism of the archetypal hero's tale, it is not a world of simple magical solutions, arch-villains, or knights in shining armor. It is a tale painted in shades of gray and driven by loyalty and manipulation, love and hatred, and above all, the human capacity to endure against a world of increasing disorder.