The Book of Deacon

Myranda Celeste grows up in the Northern Alliance, a homeland that has fought the Kingdom of Tressor for more than a century in what people call the Perpetual War. Her neighbours treat the conflict with reverence. Myranda hates it, and that hatred has made her an outcast.

Her situation shifts when she finds a valuable sword among the gear of a dead warrior. She takes it for a stroke of good luck. The sword pulls her into a much larger adventure, one that brings her among wizards and warriors, soldiers and rebels, and creatures that range from noble to monstrous.

This is epic fantasy, and it is the first book in The Book of Deacon series by Joseph R. Lallo. It follows Myranda as she learns what she is capable of, where the war began, and what danger actually threatens her world. The scope is wide, with many factions and many kinds of creature along the way.

The stakes are set early. Either Myranda finds a way to bring the long war to a close, or the world is lost to it.