Grudgebearer by J.F. Lewis

Grudgebearer

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J.F. Lewis

Pyr · Ebook · September 2, 2014

Kholster is the first born of the practically immortal Aern, a race created by the Eldrennai as warrior-slaves to defend them from the magic-resistant reptilian Zaur.

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Who it’s for
A tense fantasy of ancient loyalties, fragile peace, and the cost of keeping an oath.
Themes
The legacy of slavery, Fragile interspecies peace, Oaths and loyalty
Genres
Epic Fantasy, Dragons & Mythic Creatures, Military Fantasy

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Kholster is the first born of the practically immortal Aern, a race created by the Eldrennai as warrior-slaves to defend them from the magic-resistant reptilian Zaur. Unable to break an oath without breaking their connection with each other, the Aern served the Eldrennai faithfully for thousands of years until the Sundering. Now, the Aern, Vael, and Eldrennai meet every hundred years for a Grand Conjunction to renew their tenuous peace.

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While the tortures of slavery remain fresh in Kholster's mind, most of the rest of the world has moved on. Almost six hundred years after the Sundering, an Eldrennai prince carelessly breaks the truce by setting up a surprise museum exhibit containing sentient suits of Aernese armor left behind, never to be touched, lest Kholster kill every last Eldrennai. Through their still-existing connection with their ancient armor, the Aern know instantly, and Kholster must find a way to keep his oaths, even those made in haste and anger. While Kholster travels to the Grand Conjunction with his Freeborn daughter and chosen successor Rae'en, his troops travel by sea, heading for war.

Oaths and Old Wounds

A tense fantasy of ancient loyalties, fragile peace, and the cost of keeping an oath.

Come here for

  • A world where old enslavement still shapes the present
  • War-bound stakes tangled with a precarious peace

Expect

  • A sustained journey toward a once-a-century meeting
  • Oaths that bind even when anger runs ahead

Where it sits

Epic Fantasy86%
Military Fantasy62%
Dragons & Mythic Creatures46%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fantasy
  • Epic Fantasy
  • Dragons & Mythic Creatures
Authors
J.F. Lewis
Publisher
Pyr
Published
September 2, 2014
Format
Ebook
Theme
The legacy of slavery · Fragile interspecies peace · Oaths and loyalty
Reading lane
Fantasy