<p><b>'<i>A Time of Dread</i> reminds me of why I became a fantasy enthusiast in the first place' – Robin Hobb, author of </b><b><i>Assassin's Apprentice</i>.</b><br><b><br>Set in the same world as the Faithful and the Fallen quartet, the first novel in John Gwynne's Of Blood and Bone series, <i>A Time of Dread</i>, takes place one hundred years after the end of <i>Wrath</i>. </b><br><br>The Ben-Elim, a race of warrior angels, once vanquished a mighty demon horde. Now they rule the Banished lands. But their dominion is brutally enforced and their ancient enemy may not be as crushed as they thought.<br><br> In the snowbound north, Drem, a trapper, finds mutilated corpses in the forests – a sign of demonic black magic. In the south, Riv, a young, tempestuous soldier, discovers a deadly rift within the Ben-Elim themselves. <br><
