
This Crooked Way
Paperback – Illustrated, October 27, 2009
Pyr · Paperback · October 27, 2009
Travelling alone in the depths of winter, Morlock Ambrosius (bitterly dry drunk, master of all magical makers, wandering swordsman, and son of Merlin Ambrosius and Nimue Viviana) is attacked by an unknown enemy.
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- Who it’s for
- A bitterly dry swordsman crosses a perilous magical world in a dark, winding fantasy adventure.
- Themes
- Unmasking an unknown enemy, A duel with consequences for nations
- Genres
- Fantasy Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Dragons & Mythic Creatures
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Travelling alone in the depths of winter, Morlock Ambrosius (bitterly dry drunk, master of all magical makers, wandering swordsman, and son of Merlin Ambrosius and Nimue Viviana) is attacked by an unknown enemy.
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To unmask his enemy and end the attacks he must travel a long crooked way through the world: past the soul-eating Boneless One, past a subtle and treacherous master of golems, past the dragon-taming Khroi, past the predatory cities of Sarkunden and Aflraun, past the demons and dark gnomes of the northern woods. Soon he will find that his enemy wears a familiar face, and that the duel he has stumbled into will threaten more lives than his own, leaving nations shattered in its chaotic wake. And at the end of his long road waits the death of a legend.
A Crooked Road
A bitterly dry swordsman crosses a perilous magical world in a dark, winding fantasy adventure.
Come here for
- A wandering swordsman with a bitterly dry streak
- Golems, dragons, demons, and other dangers along the road
Expect
- A long, winding journey shaped by repeated attacks
- A duel with consequences beyond one life
Where it sits
| Dragons & Mythic Creatures | 65% |
|---|---|
| Fantasy Adventure | 51% |
| Epic Fantasy | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Epic Fantasy
- Dark Fantasy
- Authors
- James Enge
- Publisher
- Pyr
- Published
- October 27, 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Unmasking an unknown enemy · A duel with consequences for nations
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure