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Pennyblade
- Author
- J. L. Worrad
- Narrator
- Sarah Lambie
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 29 March 2022
- Run Time
- 12 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Fantasy, Adventure fiction, Fantasy
What to expect
A sharp-tongued, disgraced noble-turned-mercenary has to stop the world collapsing into chaos in this gripping, savagely funny epic fantasy packed with unforgettable characters, for fans of Joe Abercrombie.
Exile. Mercenary. Lover. Monster. Pennyblade.
Kyra Cal’Adra has spent the last four years on the Main, living in exile from her people, her power, and her past. A commrach, she’s welcome among the humans only for her rapierwork. They don’t care about her highblood, which of the gleaming towers she came from, nor that her family aspires to rule the Isle.
On the Main, superstitions and monsters are in every shadow, but Kyra is haunted by the ghost of Shen, the love of her life and lowblood servant she left behind. She survives by wit and blade alone in a land that would see her dead for who she is, for who she loves.
When her fellow pennyblades betray her, Kyra is forced to track the demon preying on the souls of the commoners. She must tear the masks off to see the true face of things, as the age-old conflict between the Main and the Isle threatens to erupt once more.
Critics Review
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“Pennyblade doesn’t so much reinvent well-worn fantasy tropes as stab them to death in a dark alley. Kyra Cal’Adra is a lethally alluring protagonist weaving an intricate tale rich in ferocious action and multifaceted intrigue, all topped off by a deliciously vicious twist.”
Anthony Ryan, author of Blood Song
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“A violent, and wildly imaginative, riot of a book.”
R. J. Barker, author of Age of Assassins
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“The changeling offspring of Jorg Ancrath and Phèdre nó Delaunay. Filthy, furious, wonderful.”
Anna Smith-Spark, author of The Court of Broken Knives
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“The most fresh and original take on a classic fantasy species I’ve read since The Grey Bastards. A fun, blood and sex-fueled adventure with a knockout cast of characters, and a surprisingly bitter-sweet love story at its core. I enjoyed the hell out of it!”
Rob Hayes, author of The War Eternal series
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“Filthy, furious, wonderful.”
Anna Smith-Spark, author of The Court of Broken Knives
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“A lethally alluring protagonist weaving an intricate tale rich in ferocious action and multifaceted intrigue.”
Anthony Ryan, author of Blood Song
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Details
- Author
- J. L. Worrad
- Narrator
- Sarah Lambie
- Duration
- 12 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 March 2022
- ISBN
- 9798200996407
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Fantasy, Adventure fiction, Fantasy
Synopsis
A sharp-tongued, disgraced noble-turned-mercenary has to stop the world collapsing into chaos in this gripping, savagely funny epic fantasy packed with unforgettable characters, for fans of Joe Abercrombie.Exile. Mercenary. Lover. Monster. Pennyblade.Kyra Cal’Adra has spent the last four years on the Main, living in exile from her people, her power, and her past. A commrach, she’s welcome among the humans only for her rapierwork. They don’t care about her highblood, which of the gleaming towers she came from, nor that her family aspires to rule the Isle.On the Main, superstitions and monsters are in every shadow, but Kyra is haunted by the ghost of Shen, the love of her life and lowblood servant she left behind. She survives by wit and blade alone in a land that would see her dead for who she is, for who she loves.When her fellow pennyblades betray her, Kyra is forced to track the demon preying on the souls of the commoners. She must tear the masks off to see the true face of things, as the age-old conflict between the Main and the Isle threatens to erupt once more.
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