Thick fur, hungry fangs and sharpened claws. On Tamuz, it's hunt-or-be-hunted, and Asher is a vegetarian...
Asher has spent his life running from responsibility. But when tragedy strikes and the Rabbethi kingdom is threatened by a bloodthirsty horde, he discovers there's nowhere left to run. With his people fractured and their survival uncertain, Asher must become the one thing he has always feared - king.
His only hope to re-unite the kingdom lies in an ancient weapon lost to time, said to grant its wielder a fragment of divinity. Accompanied by Cara, a cunning and skilled agent of the Vulpen Queendom, Asher must travel to distant lands, put his trust in foreign leaders and enter the domain of ancient enemies. Though conflicting loyalties and natural instincts set them at odds, the two must work together to outpace a more primal and ravenous force than war itself.
However, a high priestess has her own designs for the weapon - and Asher's blood. If she succeeds, an even darker force will rise, threatening to consume all of Tamuz. Asher soon learns that claiming the artefact is only the beginning, and the price of failure could doom not only his people but the whole world.
With the crown heavy upon his head and the fate of the world in his paws, Asher must choose: become the leader his people need or let the world be swallowed in blood and shadow.
The Stormlight Archive meets Redwall in this epic animal fantasy, perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson's world-building, John Gwynne's thrilling action, and Brian Jacques' animal heroes.
