The BONEGATE

A Dark Fantasy Novel of Ancient Magic, Duty, and Sacrificed Blood

von Thomas A Freed

216 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

"They named her monster because grief needed somewhere to stand, and a throne cannot kneel to what it cannot punish."In the forgotten borderlands of Vaelmoor, the black wall of the Thornwood is creeping closer. For fourteen-year-old blacksmith apprentice Ren Tam, life has always been honest and simple: heat in, shape out, and the quiet conversation of the anvil. But when a sweet, unnatural smoke rolls out of the trees and leaves an adjacent farm empty, the safe boundaries of Ren's life dissolve.Riders in black lacquer arrive hunting a boy with an ancient ward-mark scarred into his palm. Along the eastern border, an ancient debt has come due. Morwen Ashgrave-the legendary ward-witch whom history cast out as a monster-is dying by inches at the threshold of the Bonegate. For two centuries she and her three-headed guardian beast have held back the Old Rot, a creeping primordial hunger waiting to devour the realm.Now the seal is guttering, and a patient evil working from within the kingdom's own court wants the barrier broken.Alongside a disgraced knight carrying decades of misplaced loyalty and an outlaw girl who trusts nothing but her knives, Ren must journey down the pilgrim road to the threshold. To save the realm, he must face what frightened kings and ambitious traitors never could: a burden chosen freely, and a sacrifice shared.A dark, atmospheric fantasy adventure filled with ancient bindings, forgotten gods, and hard-won mercy. Perfect for readers of Robin Hobb, Brian Staveley, and Adrian Tchaikovsky.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798175774543
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published