A Time of Dread
A Time of Dread by John Gwynne
Of Blood and Bone #1
Peace is just the calm before the storm.
Tropes: Warrior Angels, Hidden Power, Rising Darkness, Multiple POVs
A century after the events of The Faithful and the Fallen, the Banished Lands are under the rule of the Ben-Elim, warrior angels who once vanquished demons. But their reign is oppressive, and whispers of a returning darkness grow. Drem, a trapper, discovers mutilated corpses hinting at demonic magic. Riv, a young soldier, uncovers a deadly rift within the Ben-Elim. As tensions rise, the world teeters on the edge of chaos.