The Pariah (Covenant of Steel, #1)

by Anthony Ryan

Jaime Jones (Illustrator) and Lauren Panepinto (Cover Designer)

4.33 of 5 stars 3 ratings • 1 review • 17 shelved 2021 Fantasy Pick
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'A gritty, heart-pounding tale of betrayal and bloody vengeance' John Gwynne

When the task is a killing, be quick and make sure of it.

Torment is an indulgence.

Save it for only the most deserving.


Born in the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn Scribe is raised as an outlaw. Quick of wit and deft with a blade, Alwyn is content with the comradeship of his fellow thieves. Yet an act of betrayal sets him on a new path of blood and vengeance, which leads him to a soldier's life in the king's army.

Fighting under the command of Lady Evadine Courlain, a noblewoman beset by visions of a demonic apocalypse, Alwyn must survive war and the deadly intrigues of the nobility if he hopes to claim his vengeance. But as human and arcane forces gather to oppose Evadine's rise, Alwyn faces a choice: can he be a warrior, or will he always be an outlaw?

The Pariah begins a dark and bloody new fantasy epic from New York Times bestseller Anthony Ryan, whose books have sold more than a million copies worldwide.

'The Pariah is Anthony Ryan at his best. A fast-paced, brutal fantasy novel with larger-than-life characters and a plot full of intrigue and suspense' Grimdark Magazine

  • ISBN10 0356514552
  • ISBN13 9780356514550
  • Publish Date 26 August 2021 (first published 24 August 2021)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 12 January 2022
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Orbit
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 576
  • Language English