The Covenant of Steel

Anthony Ryan

Once an outlaw and vagabond, Alwyn Scribe has risen from the ranks of the Covenant Company to become a trusted spymaster and sworn servant of a powerful new cause. Sent to the Duchy of Alundia to quell a rebellion, he faces deadly feuds, ancient rivalries, and a conflict that will test both his loyalties and his hard-won identity. As shifting allegiances and brutal warfare threaten to consume the land, Alwyn must rely on his instincts, cunning, and questionable morality to survive. Richly imagined and unflinching, this epic fantasy explores power, faith, loyalty, and the costs of fighting for a cause.

Anthony Ryan

After a life shaped by poverty, outlawry, captivity, warfare, and faith, Alwyn Scribe stands on the brink of his final battle. Once part of a band of outlaws caught in a deadly trap laid by the Duke and the King, he must now confront the consequences of the loyalties and choices that have defined him. Torn between his heart and his moral convictions, Alwyn faces a conflict in which survival may demand the ultimate betrayal. A sweeping historical fantasy of war, faith, ambition, and redemption, the novel brings his extraordinary journey to a tense and powerful culmination.