A Sword of Bronze and Ashes
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
Readers of Shauna Lawless and Thilde Kold Holdt will love this Celtic-inflected adventure by critically acclaimed, grimdark epic fantasy novelist, Anna Smith Spark.
A Sword of Bronze and Ashes combines the fierce beauty of Celtic myth with grimdark battle violence. It's a lyrical, folk horror high fantasy.
Kanda has a good life until shadows from her past return threatening everything she loves. And Kanda, like any parent, has things in her past she does not want her children to know. Red war is coming: pursued by an ancient evil, Kanda must call upon all her strength to protect her family. But how can she keep her children safe, if they want to stand as warriors beside her when the light fades and darkness rises?
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Spark (The Court of Broken Knives) blends Celtic mythology and grimdark fantasy into an enthralling tale of female power. Kanda, a mother, wife, and gifted homesteader, is forced to flee with her family when a group of raiders from her past destroy her village and her home. The attack forces her to reveal her most closely guarded secret: she was once part of an elite set of magical warriors responsible for beating back the overpowering darkness threatening to overtake their land. She thought she'd left violence in her past, but now it's found her and she must take up arms once more—but this time, her daughters want to fight beside her. The narrative moves fluidly between Kanda's past and present, filling in a lush backstory while still maintaining the suspense. Smith's poetic prose gives the adventure a mythic feel that enhances its folkloric and folk horror elements. Balancing the violence of war with emotional depth and thematic explorations of motherhood and legacy, this gripping outing is a testament to Spark's power as a storyteller.
