The Pariah

Alwyn Scribe grew up an outlaw in the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, content among thieves until a betrayal sends him down a path of vengeance. That path leads him into the king's army, where he serves under Lady Evadine Courlain, a noblewoman haunted by visions of a demonic apocalypse. As war, court intrigue and arcane forces gather against her rise, Alwyn must decide whether he can ever be a warrior or will always be an outlaw. The first book of the Covenant of Steel trilogy, told in Alwyn's own voice.