The small island of Malaz and its city gave the great empire its name, but now it is little more than a sleepy, backwater port. Tonight, however, things are different. Tonight the city is on edge, a hive of hurried, sometimes violent activity; its citizens bustle about, barring doors, shuttering win
Of Knives and Night-blooms
โ Scribed by Tansy Rayner Roberts
- Book ID
- 115356395
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 470 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780645702545
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
"Never speak the name of the Black Raven aloud. Never fail your sacred duty. Never trust magic. And never travel on the River Divine..."
CALYX: Didn't mean to bind 3 assassins to her eternal magical servitude, but leaning into it. Has places to be, and a daughter to protect.
IKAROS: Priest of death. Hates this river. Hates boats. Hates that Calyx's magic means he can't kill her. Abandoned by his god. Having a bad week.
DIO: Not even supposed to be here, but kind of into it. Surrounded by hot assassins. Having a great week.
VALERIA: Priest of death. Ageless, deadly, better than all of you. Can kill with a shoe but it probably won't come to that because she is carrying all the knives.
MARDI: Priest of death. Pregnant. Dangerous. Too good for this. One day away from retirement.
REYNARD KALDORAN: Going to kill every last one of you.
THE RIVER DIVINE: Hold my beer.
An action-packed adventure tale of unreliable gods and...
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