"I'll admit, I picked it up because Tamsyn Muir recommended it, and I was not disappointed. Lesbian orc mercenaries, a cool warlock-style patronage magic system, a fantasy map that's just different dimensions attached by strings, soft queer romance... all of these are extremely good. But the part that shines for me is Larkwood's pitch-perfect understanding of dysfunctional mentorships. What you feel you owe someone who gave you everything you have, and the difficulty in realizing that maybe you no longer owe them anything at all."
Publisher Tor Books
Publication Date 2021-01-26
Section Science Fiction / All Staff Suggestions / Fiction Suggestions / Rachel S.
Format Paperback
ISBN 9781250238924
A stunning debut fantasy about an orc priestess turned wizard's assassin. Perfect for fans of Jenn Lyons, Joe Abercrombie, and Le Guin.
What if you knew how and when you will die?
Csorwe does. She will climb the mountain, enter the Shrine of the Unspoken, and gain the most honored title: sacrifice. On the day of her foretold death, however, a powerful mage offers her a new fate.
Csorwe leaves her home, her destiny, and her god to become the wizard's loyal sword-hand -- stealing, spying, and killing to help him reclaim his seat of power in the homeland from which he was exiled.
But Csorwe and the wizard will soon learn – gods remember, and if you live long enough, all debts come due.
