Do I need to read the first book before starting this one?

This is the second installment in The Ashen series and follows the events of The Road of Bones, so reading the first book is necessary to understand the character dynamics and the established world.

How is the story structured compared to the previous book?

Unlike the first book, this entry shifts to a multi-perspective narrative that introduces new viewpoints to expand the scope of the political conflict.

Kingdom of Claw

Romantasy Fantasy

Language: English

Synopsis

Silla Nordvig wanted a simple life, and that hope is gone. She has been beaten and betrayed, and she has just learned her true name. She leaves Kopa in the company of Reynir Galtung, the ruthless leader of the Bloodaxe Crew.

The two go into hiding in a shield-home. Silla soon learns that Rey has kept secrets from her, and being shut in with a man she believed she understood leaves her uneasy. She settles on a new plan: she will master the magic in her blood and use it to save her sister, whatever that costs.

The story is told from several points of view, mainly Silla's and that of her sister Saga. Each sister works to rescue the other, and neither knows what the other is doing.

This is the second Ashen novel, a fantasy with a Viking-inspired setting. Political intrigue runs through it, and the romance between Silla and Rey builds slowly.

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