Three Axes to Fall
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4.7 • 22 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A deal struck in a dark place set an outlaw mage on the path to revenge. And now that it’s led to places even darker, she and everyone she knows may pay the price for her bargain in the final novel of “an unforgettable epic fantasy” trilogy (Publisher’s Weekly).
Sal the Cacophony has made few friends, but many enemies. Many, many enemies. When her magic was taken from her, she cried out for revenge. And a power she never understood promised her vengeance. A deal for a bloody price was made.
And now the bill has come due.
In one of the last free cities of the burned-out ruin of the Scar, Sal’s many foes—old and new—have hunted down her and her few allies—willing and otherwise -- and all her plans to save them might not be enough.
One last stand. One more story. One final blade to be drawn.
For more from Sam Sykes, check out:
The Grave of Empires:
Seven Blades in Black
Ten Arrows of Iron
Three Axes to Fall
Bring Down Heaven:
The City Stained Red
The Mortal Tally
God's Last Breath
The Affinity for Steel Trilogy:
Tome of the Undergates
Black Halo
The Skybound Sea
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sykes sticks the landing in the conclusion to his Grave of Empires epic fantasy trilogy (following Ten Arrows of Iron), which takes readers on a final adventure through the ravaged realm known as the Scar. The truly memorable series protagonist, Sal the Cacophony, was once known as the Red Cloud, whose "magic was like nothing the world had ever seen." That changed when her powers were stolen by wizards she once trusted, sparking a quest for revenge—and war. The bloody events that followed have shaken the usually self-assured warrior to her core. This book picks up from the devastating reveal of the prior volume: that Sal's lover, Liette, has been possessed by a Scrath, "unbelievably powerful" demonic beings who "wear people like suits." Sykes piles on the challenges for this series climax—Sal must save Liette, redeem herself for her role in killing civilians, and get closure for the loss of her powers—and manages to bring all to a truly satisfying ending. Admirers of Mark Lawrence's Book of the Ancestor series will be especially enthralled.
