What if you knew how and when you will die Csorwe doesshe will climb the mountain, enter the Shrine of the Unspoken, and gain the most honored title: sacrifice. ' I cannot recommend it enough.' - Tamsyn Muir, author of Gideon the NinthĪt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Larkwood’s The Unspoken Name is a stunning debut fantasy about an orc priestess turned wizard’s assassin.

I love this book so much.'-Arkady Martine, author of A Memory Called Empire 'In the vein of Le Guin's magnificent Tombs of Atuan-if Arha the Eaten One got to grow up to be a swordswoman mercenary in thrall to her dubious wizard mentor. Larkwood is an author to keep an eye on, and I have no doubt her debut novel will make waves when it releases in February 2020. 11, 2020 Larkwood's debut, the first of a fantasy series, begins in familiar fashion as a warrior-maiden adventure and gradually develops into a love story. Topple an empire, and help him reclaim his seat of power.īut Csorwe will soon learn-gods remember, and if you live long enough, all debts come due. The Unspoken Name is a delightful read that pays homage to its literary predecessors while offering its unique and relentlessly funtake on epic fantasy. Turn away from her destiny and her god to become a thief, a spy, an assassin-the wizard's loyal sword. She becomes his assassin and spy, dedicating her life to the search for a missing artifact. Csorwe, an Oshaaru, is pledged to be sacrificed to the Unspoken God before she is rescued by the wizard Sethennai.

What if you knew how and when you will die Csorwe does. Its sequel The Thousand Eyes will be available in 2022. What if you knew how and when you will die?Ĭsorwe does-she will climb the mountain, enter the Shrine of the Unspoken, and gain the most honored title: sacrifice.īut on the day of her foretold death, a powerful mage offers her a new fate. The Unspoken Name is a 2020 fantasy novel, the debut novel by A.K. It was awarded Best Debut Fantasy Novel in the r/Fantasy Stabby Awards and was nominated for the Best First Novel category in the Locus Awards. Larkwood's The Unspoken Name is a stunning debut fantasy about a young priestess sentenced to die, who at the last minute escapes her fate only to become an assassin for the wizard who saved her.

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood