Mučedník – Ryan Anthony (2025)

The second part of the gritty and ruthless trilogy The Steel Covenant by epic fantasy master Anthony Ryan.

Alwyn the Scribe awakens beneath the rustling treetops that always calm him when he has the task of killing someone. This time, however, Alwyn returns to the Shavinsky Forest not as a brigand, but as a scribe and indispensable advisor to the Chosen Lady Evadine Courlain. And on top of that, with a terrible headache.

The gripping plot of the second installment of the Steel Covenant series takes Evadine, Alwyn, and the entire company across Albermaine down to Alundia. Are they really just there to pacify the rebellious nobility and protect the true believers, or has the king sent them to their deaths to finally rid himself of the inconvenient martyr who refuses to die? In grand battles, Alwyn must prove that he is not only an obedient soldier but also a good commander and strategist.

The dangerous balancing act between the crown and the Covenant ultimately leads Alwyn further south into the unexplored Caerith Wastes, where he uncovers a terrifying secret of the First Cataclysm and the mysterious book he received from the Bag Lady.