Correia skillfully sets in motion this story of plots within plots, revealing complex, sympathetic characters and black-hearted villains with equal detail and insight. About Son of the Black Sword: 'This book has everything I like in fantasy: intense action scenes, evil in horrifying array, good struggling against the darkness, and most of all people-gorgeously flawed human beings faced with horrible moral choices that force them to question and change and grow.'-Jim Butcher, creator of the New York Times best-selling Dresden Files 'Best-selling fantasy author Correia casts a compelling spell with this India-influenced series opener. Ashok isn't who he thinks he is, and when he finds himself on the wrong side of the law, the consequences lead to rebellion, war-and destruction. Everything is black or white, good or evil, until he discovers his entire life is a fraud. No one is more merciless in rooting out those who secretly practice the old ways.

He is a Protector, member of an elite militant order of roving law enforcers. Ashok Vadal has been chosen by a powerful ancient weapon to be its bearer. The surviving royalty and their priests were made casteless, condemned to live as untouchables, and the Age of Law began.

All religion was banned and replaced by a code of unflinching law. The castes created to serve the Sons of Ramrowan rose up and destroyed their rulers. Gods and demons became myth and legend, and the people no longer believed. They became tyrannical and cruel, and their religion nothing but an excuse for greed. As centuries passed, the descendants of the great hero grew in number and power. They became the first kings, and all men served those who were their only hope for survival. It was prophesized that someday the demons would return, and only the descendants of Ramrowan would be able to defeat them. Ever since the land has belonged to man and the oceans have remained an uncrossable hell, leaving the continent of Lok isolated. He united the tribes, gave them magic, and drove the demons into the sea. Mankind was nearly eradicated by the seemingly unstoppable beasts, until the gods sent the great hero, Ramrowan, to save them. #1 IN A NEW EPIC FANTASY SERIES from Monster Hunter series creator and New York Times best-selling author, Larry Correia After the War of the Gods, the demons were cast out and fell to the world.

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