The Silverblood Promise
The Last Legacy, Book 1
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4.5 • 62 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
"A fast-paced carnival of setbacks and skullduggery that reminds me of... me! Charming from the first twist to the last."—Scott Lynch
Set in a city of traders and thieves, monsters and murderers, this page-turning epic fantasy debut is a must-read for fans of Nicholas Eames and Joe Abercrombie.
Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and—thanks to a duel that ended badly—the disgraced heir to an ancient noble house. His days consist of cheap wine, rigged card games, and wondering how he might win back the life he threw away.
When Lukan discovers that his estranged father has been murdered in strange circumstances, he finds fresh purpose. Deprived of his chance to make amends for his mistakes, he vows to unravel the mystery behind his father's death.
His search for answers leads him to Saphrona, fabled city of merchant princes, where anything can be bought if one has the coin. Lukan only seeks the truth, but instead he finds danger and secrets in every shadow.
For in Saphrona, everything has a price—and the price of truth is the deadliest of all.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Positioned squarely in the tradition of fantasy caper novels, the winning debut and Last Legacy series launch from Orbit UK editor Logan pits a rogue with a heart of gold against a corrupt oligarchy. Lukan Gardova, disgraced ex-scholar turned card sharp, follows a mysterious note from his recently murdered father to the trading city of Saphrona, where his father's ally, the wealthy Zandrusa, is being framed for a different murder. Following his instincts ("Passion before reason"), Lukan, who has never met Zandrusa, entangles a motley crew including a clever street urchin, an all-knowing beggar, and a cool fixer to rescue his father's friend and squelch a coup plot. Logan has an evident fondness for both the choreographed crime of Scott Lynch's Gentlemen Bastards series and the underdog politics of Seth Dickinson's Baru Cormorant books, while adding hints of a deeper backstory of lost empires and legendary supernatural threats. Readers may be rattled by the occasional jarringly contemporary wording ("intelligence network"; "civil rights") but will be entertained by the sincerity of Lukan's quest. This promises good things to come.
Customer Reviews
Good but wanted more
I thought this was a pretty good story with some interesting characters. Many times it felt like a Fantasy version of Ocean’s 11. I thought many of the side characters and the subtlety of the use of Magic was nicely integrated. I do think the weakness is the main character. I wish he was fleshed out a little more and I wish the city was fleshed out a bit more as well.