The Last Paladin

The Butcher of Graywall wanted one quiet year. She got a month. Then a bleeding boy fell out of a supply closet that has never led anywhere, and the year was over.The boy's name is Rone. He has never seen a wooden door, sunlight, or money, and he is the only survivor of a monastery no map has ever shown. That's because the monastery isn't a monastery. It's a cage. Its shield is failing, the clock on it is measured in days, and the thing inside has been awake the whole time.Abbee Danner has been a weapon, a convict, a legend, and a line in other people's ledgers. She'd like to be none of them, somewhere warm, on satin sheets. Instead she's about to learn what the monastery ran on, and why gifts like hers keep vanishing into other people's arithmetic.The thing in the cage looks like a girl. It's older than the mountains. And between it and the world stands exactly one paladin, the last on the planet, who already knows he isn't enough.For readers of Mark Lawrence and Brian McClellan: a dark, immersive world where the monsters are patient and the bill always arrives.The Last Paladin is Book 8 of the complete nine-book Akken Chronicles. No waiting. No cliffhangers left hanging. Nine books and a world worth losing yourself in.Content note: this book contains violence, gore, strong language, and references to torture. A note from the author appears in the front matter.Start the Akken Chronicles - all nine books available now: - The Unmade Man- The White Ring- The Burning Collar- The Hidden- The Forged- The Broken Tower- The Butcher of Graywall- The Last Paladin (this one)- The Lance of VeronnaPerfect for readers who love dark fantasy with immersive world-building, morally complex characters, and magic that always has a cost. If Mark Lawrence, Patrick Rothfuss, or Brian McClellan sits on your shelf, Akken is your next long stay.