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A Sword of Gold and Ruin
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Epic Fantasy
A Sword of Gold and Ruin

A Sword of Gold and Ruin

by Anna Smith Spark

Series: A Sword #2

$26.95
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Readers of Shauna Lawless and Thilde Kold Holdt will love this Celtic-inflected adventure by critically acclaimed, grimdark epic fantasy novelist, Anna Smith Spark.

The sequel to the masterpiece folk horror high fantasy A Sword of Bronze and Ashes, a lyrical blend of epic myth and daily life.

Kanda and her family are on a quest to rebuild the glory that was Roven. Mother and daughters stand together as a light against the darkness. But mother and daughters both have hands that are stained red with blood. They walk a path that is stranger and more beautiful than even Kanda dared imagine, bright with joy, bitter with grief. Ghosts and monsters dog their footsteps - but the greatest monsters lie in their hearts.

Book Details

Publisher: Flame Tree Press

First Published: September 23, 2025

Pages:

  • Hardcover: 352

ISBN:

  • Hardcover: 9781787589698

Physical Information:

  • Hardcover: 1.14" H x 9.21" L x 6.02" W (0.43 lbs)
About the Author

Anna Smith Spark

Anna Smith Spark is a critically acclaimed, multi-award short-listed grimdark epic fantasy novelist . She writes lyrical prose-poetry about war, love, landscapes, and war. Her writing has been described as 'a masterwork' by Nightmarish Conjurings, 'an experience like no other series in fantasy' by Grimdark Magazine, 'literary Game of Thrones' by the Sunday Times, and 'howls like early Moorcock, converses like the best of Le Guin' by the Daily Mail. Her favourite authors are Mary Renault, R Scott Bakker and M. John Harrison.

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