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The Swordmaker
The Historical Collection (Related to this series)
- Author
- Katie Cross
- Narrator
- Katie Cross
- Publisher
- KC Writing
- Publish Date
- 5 January 2026
- Run Time
- 8 hours 36 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Andrei is more than just a swordmaker.
He's a legend.
*All novels in this series are standalones and can be read at anytime*
Members of the legendary silkmaking clan in the Southern Network understand one thing: the clan keeps the Sirilas magic in balance by obedience to its rules, and the Sirilas magic keeps them alive.
When loyal, steady future Guide to the Clan Andrei Kuzmin finds a sword that stands in his way to ease and prosperity—quite literally—he's shoved out of his stable world and into a new magic.
A magic that doesn't care about the requirements of the Sirilas magic.
While Andrei grapples to rid himself of the meddlesome sword, a new foe enters the stage. Alek Popov, High Priest to the Southern Network, a witch hungry for the well-kept secrets of the silkmaking magic.
Can Andrei keep both magicks happy while forging the path required of him?
Or will Andrei's faltering loyalty destroy the clan from the very center?
THE SWORDMAKER is the second novel in the Historical Collection. This thrilling story will sweep you away to the arctic lands of the Southern Network, where magic teems and mysteries abound.
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Details
- Author
- Katie Cross
- Narrator
- Katie Cross
- Duration
- 8 hours 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 January 2026
- ISBN
- 9798349131936
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- KC Writing
Synopsis
Andrei is more than just a swordmaker. He's a legend.*All novels in this series are standalones and can be read at anytime*Members of the legendary silkmaking clan in the Southern Network understand one thing: the clan keeps the Sirilas magic in balance by obedience to its rules, and the Sirilas magic keeps them alive. When loyal, steady future Guide to the Clan Andrei Kuzmin finds a sword that stands in his way to ease and prosperity—quite literally—he's shoved out of his stable world and into a new magic. A magic that doesn't care about the requirements of the Sirilas magic. While Andrei grapples to rid himself of the meddlesome sword, a new foe enters the stage. Alek Popov, High Priest to the Southern Network, a witch hungry for the well-kept secrets of the silkmaking magic. Can Andrei keep both magicks happy while forging the path required of him? Or will Andrei's faltering loyalty destroy the clan from the very center? THE SWORDMAKER is the second novel in the Historical Collection. This thrilling story will sweep you away to the arctic lands of the Southern Network, where magic teems and mysteries abound.
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