Set in the same world as the Faithful and the Fallen quartet, the first novel in John Gwynne's Of Blood and Bone series, A Time of Dread, takes place one hundred years after the end of Wrath.
A race of warrior angels once defeated a mighty demon horde. Now the victorious Ben-Elim rule the Banished Lands. However, their peace is brutally enforced – and their ancient enemy might not be as crushed as they’d thought. The giantess Sig must head west to investigate disturbing demon sightings, though the Kadoshim are long-defeated. And in the snow-bound north, Drem finds mutilated corpses on a hunting expedition. A predator, or something far worse?
Hot-headed Riv is desperate to join the Ben-Elim’s peace-keeping force. Then she discovers betrayal in its ranks and a life-changing secret. It’s a time of shifting loyalties and difficult choices. Because in the shadows, demons are gathering, waiting for their time to rise.
