Blood Song, Raven's Shadow, Book 1, by Anthony Ryan

[jenmarya]

This book begins with an Arabic-type historian chronicling the capture and upcoming execution of his empire's worst enemy, the Hope Killer. The Hope Killer has invaded the Empire at the head of a huge army at the behest of a seemingly mad king-- the war was unwinnable from the outset, the death toll the only predictable outcome. The historian would

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[pluizebol]

Sounds cool! To avoid bookbereftment I might wait until the series is complete, though.

[jenmarya]

Wise! The third comes out July 7th, so you don't have long to wait.