‘A Time of Dread reminds me of why I became a fantasy enthusiast in the 1st place’ Robin Hobb

Set in the same world as the Faithful as well as the Fallen quartet, the first novel in John Gwynne’s Of Bloodstream and Bone tissue series, A Time of Dread, takes place a hundred years after the end of Wrath.

The Ben-Elim, a race of warrior angels, once vanquished a mighty demon horde. Today they rule the Banished lands. But their dominion can be brutally enforced and their historic enemy may not be as crushed as they believed.

In the snowbound north, Drem, a trapper, discovers mutilated corpses in the forests – an indicator of demonic black magic. In the south, Riv, a, tempestuous soldier, discovers a dangerous rift inside the Ben-Elim themselves.

Two individuals with two world-changing secrets. But where will they lead? And what function will Drem and Riv play in the Banished Land’s destiny? Difficult choices have to be produced. Because in the shadows, demons are gathering, waiting for their time to go up .