A Sword of Gold and Ruin

By Anna Smith Spark

Readers of Shauna Lawless and Thilde Kold Holdt will love this Celtic-inflected adventure by critically acclaimed, grimdark epic fantasy novelist, Anna Smith Spark.

The sequel to the masterpiece folk horror high fantasy A Sword of Bronze and Ashes, a lyrical blend of epic myth and daily life.

Kanda and her family are on a quest to rebuild the glory that was Roven. Mother and daughters stand together as a light against the darkness. But mother and daughters both have hands that are stained red with blood. They walk a path that is stranger and more beautiful than even Kanda dared imagine, bright with joy, bitter with grief. Ghosts and monsters dog their footsteps - but the greatest monsters lie in their hearts.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787589692
• ISBN13: 9781787589698
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Flame Tree Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.2"