In the brutal Kingdom of Night, elite fighting men known as Thorns train with blood magic and blade to protect their lords.
Some young men become Thorns for glory; others for a steady meal. And some do it to escape their blood-drenched pasts.
Facing execution for murder, twins Saint Daven and Saint Galen enlist in exchange for the Thorns’ blanket pardon. But they soon learn they’ve traded the hangman’s noose for a slower, more certain death.
The rebellious lord the twins are soul-bound to serve hides a secret even deadlier than their own—a secret with the power to topple a kingdom. But in a land ruled by an iron-fisted tyrant and blessed by bloodthirsty gods, rebellion is more than treason.
It is a death sentence.
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Broken Thorns is the standalone prequel novel to the Strong Gods series. It tells the story of the bloody Cinterlands Rebellion—the tragedy that forged the Saints, and the spark that started a fire burning out of control in the Kingdom of Night.