Of Knives and Night-blooms
(2024)(The first book in the River Divine series)
A novel by Tansy Rayner Roberts
2023 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee)
“Never speak the name of the Black Raven aloud. Never fail your sacred duty. Never trust magic. And never travel on the River Divine…”
CALYX: Didn’t mean to bind 3 assassins to her eternal magical servitude, but leaning into it. Has places to be, and a daughter to protect.
IKAROS: Priest of death. Hates this river. Hates boats. Hates that Calyx’s magic means he can’t kill her. Abandoned by his god. Having a bad week.
DIO: Not even supposed to be here, but kind of into it. Surrounded by hot assassins. Having a great week.
VALERIA: Priest of death. Ageless, deadly, better than all of you. Can kill with a shoe but it probably won’t come to that because she is carrying all the knives.
MARDI: Priest of death. Pregnant. Dangerous. Too good for this. One day away from retirement.
REYNARD KALDORAN: Going to kill every last one of you.
THE RIVER DIVINE: Hold my beer.
An action-packed adventure tale of unreliable gods and burnt-out assassins, from the award-winning author of The Creature Court.
Genre: Fantasy
CALYX: Didn’t mean to bind 3 assassins to her eternal magical servitude, but leaning into it. Has places to be, and a daughter to protect.
IKAROS: Priest of death. Hates this river. Hates boats. Hates that Calyx’s magic means he can’t kill her. Abandoned by his god. Having a bad week.
DIO: Not even supposed to be here, but kind of into it. Surrounded by hot assassins. Having a great week.
VALERIA: Priest of death. Ageless, deadly, better than all of you. Can kill with a shoe but it probably won’t come to that because she is carrying all the knives.
MARDI: Priest of death. Pregnant. Dangerous. Too good for this. One day away from retirement.
REYNARD KALDORAN: Going to kill every last one of you.
THE RIVER DIVINE: Hold my beer.
An action-packed adventure tale of unreliable gods and burnt-out assassins, from the award-winning author of The Creature Court.
Genre: Fantasy
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