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It’s bloody, brutal, funny as hell, and unexpectedly tender when it hurts the most, and I have a feeling this has the potential to fill a First Law-sized hole in all of our grimdark loving hearts.

The Price of Fear is an outstanding debut, and The Wretched Trilogy is well on its way to becoming a staple within the grimdark fantasy sphere. Fans of Abercrombie, Erikson, and List will likely find a new favourite here to grace their shelves.

An incredible debut with a masterful, confident skill with language, wielding metaphors like swords and taking risks that pay off.

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Azreal the Wretched is a notorious contract killer, a Godless mage armed with magical blades that feast on his emotions.When his latest bounty exposes a foreign plot against the divided kingdom of the North, betrayal leaves Azreal accused of assassinating an Inathian crown prince and awaiting execution.His only hope is Anamira Lestrade, the investigator tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder. Across the interrogation table, Azreal must tell the story that brought him there: one of traitorous conspiracies, brutal magical feuds and broken promises of love.Because somewhere in Azreal’s bloody past lies the truth that could save them both.

PRE-ORDER THE EXPLOSIVE START TO AN ADDICTIVE NEW GRIMDARK FANTASY TRILOGY – PERFECT FOR FANS OF JOE ABERCROMBIE AND JAY KRISTOFF . . . 
 
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For a Godless like Azreal the Wretched, keeping the peace is as profitable as it is bloody. 
 
A decade into a fragile armistice with Inath, the North has turned on itself. Once united against invasion, the kingdom now teeters on the brink of civil war. 
 
The North's most infamous battle mage, Azreal now works as a contract killer for a king clinging to his throne, hunting traitors with magic blades that feast on his emotions. 
 
But when his latest assignment uncovers a foreign conspiracy to bring the kingdom to its knees, Azreal is the only person ruthless enough to stop it. 
 
Or he would have been, had he not failed. 
 
Instead, he is captured after murdering the wrong man: an Inathian crown prince. 
 
Now, imprisoned across the border and awaiting execution, Azreal finds himself at the mercy of criminal investigator Anamira Lestrade. 
 
Her orders are simple: uncover the truth behind the assassination, or pay for her failure with her life. 
 
So Azreal makes her an offer . . . all of his story and the truth, or none of it. 
 
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READERS ARE ADDICTED TO THE PRICE OF FEAR 
 
'It’s bloody, brutal, funny as hell, and unexpectedly tender ... this has the potential to fill a First Law-sized hole in all of our grimdark loving hearts.' — Esmay Rosalyne, GrimDark Magazine 
 
'This is a viscerally, gorgeously, WILD RIDE of a story, full of political intrigue, smart dialogue, zinging one liners and it kept me gripped from start to finish.' — Five star reader review 
 
'What a debut. Five stars, and I need book two immediately. Thank you, Miles, for putting this wonderful, strange, emotional piece of art into the world.' — Five star reader review 
 
'An incredible debut with a masterful, confident skill with language, wielding metaphors like swords and taking risks that pay off.' — Caitlin Lloyd, FanFiAddict 
 
'The Price of Fear is an outstanding debut, and The Wretched Trilogy is well on its way to becoming a staple within the grimdark fantasy sphere.' — Usman Zunnoor, SFFinsider 
 
'Oh. My. Gosh. People. This grimdark fantasy hits all the spots.' — Five star reader review 
 
'The writing was exceptional, deep, descriptive & reflective. The emotions run high, the laughs come quick, the action hits hard & the spice is a bit of a tease.' — Five star reader review

For a Godless like Azreal the Wretched, keeping the peace is as profitable as it is bloody. 
 
A decade into a fragile armistice with Inath, the North has turned on itself. Once united against invasion, the kingdom now teeters on the brink of civil war. 
 
The North's most infamous battle mage, Azreal now works as a contract killer for a king clinging to his throne, hunting traitors with magic blades that feast on his emotions. 
 
But when his latest assignment uncovers a foreign conspiracy to bring the kingdom to its knees, Azreal is the only person ruthless enough to stop it. 
 
Or he would have been, had he not failed. 
 
Instead, he is captured after murdering the wrong man: an Inathian crown prince. 
 
Now, imprisoned across the border and awaiting execution, Azreal finds himself at the mercy of criminal investigator Anamira Lestrade. 
 
Her orders are simple: uncover the truth behind the assassination, or pay for her failure with her life. 
 
So Azreal makes her an offer . . . all of his story and the truth, or none of it.

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It’s bloody, brutal, funny as hell, and unexpectedly tender when it hurts the most, and I have a feeling this has the potential to fill a First Law-sized hole in all of our grimdark loving hearts.

The Price of Fear is an outstanding debut, and The Wretched Trilogy is well on its way to becoming a staple within the grimdark fantasy sphere. Fans of Abercrombie, Erikson, and List will likely find a new favourite here to grace their shelves.

An incredible debut with a masterful, confident skill with language, wielding metaphors like swords and taking risks that pay off.

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