A Time of Dread (Of Blood & Bone Book 1)

The first book in a new trilogy by John Gwynne, A Time of Dread is set in the Banished Lands, where a race of warrior angels called the Ben-Elim once defeated a demon horde and now maintain a brutally enforced peace. Three characters navigate this world as danger emerges. In the south, Riv, a hotheaded young woman, seeks to join the Ben-Elim's peacekeeping force but discovers a deadly secret. In the west, Sig, a giantess, investigates reports of demon sightings and uncovers signs of an uprising involving black magic. In the snowbound north, Drem, a trapper, finds mutilated corpses in the forests—evidence of either a predator or something darker. As loyalties shift and world-changing threats surface, difficult choices must be made. In the shadows, demons gather, preparing to rise.