The Last Blade Priest

Name: The Last Blade Priest
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By W.P. Wiles

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The Last Blade Priest by W.P. Wiles is a gripping Sci-Fi & Fantasy tale that weaves together themes of duty, faith, and rebellion. The story centres around a young priest caught between the rigid traditions of his homeland and the encroaching influence of an emerging empire. As tensions rise, he faces choices that could alter the fate of his world and challenge the beliefs he has sworn to protect.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to immersive fantasy worlds where politics and religion intricately entwine, creating a charged atmosphere brimming with intrigue. Its richly detailed setting and deep character development will captivate fans of epic sagas who appreciate a nuanced exploration of power and faith.

The Last Blade Priest

**WINNER of The Kitschies Red Tentacle Award 2023** An absorbing and original epic fantasy with rich world-building and a wry take on genre conventions from a Betty Trask Award-winning author

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An absorbing and original epic fantasy with rich world-building and a wry take on genre conventions from a Betty Trask Award-winning author.

Inar is Master Builder for the Kingdom of Mishig-Tenh. Life is hard after the Kingdom lost the war against the League of Free Cities. Doubly so since his father betrayed the King and paid the ultimate price. And now the King's terrifying chancellor and torturer in chief has arrived and instructed Inar to go and work for the League. And to spy for him. Any builder knows you don't put yourself between a rock and a hard place.

Far away, Anton, Blade Priest for Craithe, the God Mountain, is about to be caught up in a vicious internal war that will tear his religion apart. Chosen from infancy to conduct human sacrifice, he is secretly relieved that the practice has been abruptly stopped. But an ancient enemy has returned, an occult conspiracy is unfolding, and he will struggle to keep his hands clean in a world engulfed by bloodshed.

In a series of constantly surprising twists and turns that take the reader through a vividly imagined and original world full of familiar tensions and surprising perspectives on old tropes, Inar and Anton find that others in their story may have more influence on their lives, on the future of the League and on their whole world than they, or the reader, imagined.

File Under: Fantasy Nightmare Crows | Scarred Altars | Broken Stone | Unlikely Elves

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The Last Blade Priest by W.P. Wiles is praised for its intelligent and intricate worldbuilding, offering a fresh take on epic fantasy with its inventive narrative. It is lauded for deftly transforming fantasy archetypes while remaining immersive and engaging. With vivid characters and a well-constructed storyline, it's noted as a subversive and smartly written novel in the fantasy genre.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780857669827

Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 July 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Angry Robot

Edition: New edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 520

Collections

Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Penguin Books Sci-Fi & Fantasy W.P. Wiles

About the Author

Will Wiles was born in 1978 and is the author of three previous novels (all published by Fourth Estate); The Way Inn, Care of Wooden Floors and Plume. He is also a freelance journalist and has written on architecture and design for a wide variety of magazines and publications.