A Tide of Black Steel

From the international bestselling author Anthony Ryan comes the spectacular first novel in a new epic new fantasy trilogy inspired by Norse mythology. A new age has dawned. An age of blood and steel. An age of wrath. The land of Ascarlia,a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagashas been ruled by the Sister Queens for centuries. No one has dared question their rule. Until now. Whispers speak of longships of mysterious tattooed warriorssailing under the banners of a murderous cult of oath-breakers long thought extinct. A tide of black steel that threatens to vanquish all in its path. Thera of the Blackspearfavored servant of the Sister Queensis ordered to uncover the truth. As Thera sails northher reviled brotherFelnirsets out on his own adventure. He hopes to find the Vault of the Altvar – the treasure room of the gods – and win the Sister Queens’ favor at his sister’s expense. Both siblings – along with a brilliant young scribe and a prisoner with a terrifyingprimal power – will play a part in the coming storm. The Age of Wrath has begun.