The Forgotten Lyric

How can an assassin retire and live with everything they’ve done? Some men turn to drink, while others choose to live in denial. Kennet Peders, on the other hand, is just trying to be a better person. Saving a young girl from death by poison seems to be the perfect place to start, yet even as he takes a job that does nothing but good, Kennet can’t fully escape his past…

With the supernatural ability to influence other people’s emotions, Asa never felt quite comfortable in the society they were raised in. Luckily, being a bard means they can easily leave that society to find a home somewhere new—and the country of Bladland is very new to them. Here Asa finds themself presented with an opportunity: use their influence to help save a young girl and befriend a mysterious (and handsome) sword-for-hire in the process.

It’s an adventure they’d be a fool to pass up on.

Content Warnings: child endangerment, death, derealization, harm to eyes, poison, paralyzation of a point of view character

Length: 494 pages, 148,000 words. First published August 1st, 2023.

Book 2 of the Creed of Gethin trilogy. Find book #1, The Unwanted Prophet, here

The Forgotten Lyric is also available in paperback format

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