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The Road of Bones by Demi Winters

Fantasy

The Road of Bones

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Quick take

Grab your cape and hop on the Viking mercenary wagon! We’re hitting the creature-infested, killer-filled Road of Bones.

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    400+ pages

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    Multiple viewpoints

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    First in series

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    Salacious

Synopsis

Silla Nordvig is running for her life.

The queen of Íseldur has sent warriors to bring Silla to Sunnavík, where death awaits her. When her father is killed, his last words set Silla on a perilous quest: travel the treacherous Road of Bones–a thousand-mile stretch haunted by warbands, creatures of darkness, and a mysterious murderer–and go to Kopa, where a shield-house awaits her.

After barely surviving the first stretch of road, a desperate Silla sneaks into a supply wagon belonging to the notorious Bloodaxe Crew. To make it to Kopa, she must win over Axe Eyes, the brooding leader of the Crew, while avoiding the Wolf, his distractingly handsome right-hand man. But the queen’s ruthless assassin has other plans and hunts Silla obsessively.

Will Silla make it safely to Kopa? Or will she fall prey to the perils of the Road of Bones?

Content warning

This book contains mentions of domestic abuse.

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The Road of Bones

CHAPTER 1

Skarstad

Silla Nordvig believed in the little signs the old gods left for mortals—­red skies to foretell surprise, the flíta to usher in change, and the black hawk as a herald of death. Above all else, she knew that bad fortune came in threes, so it should not have come as a surprise when those wretched bells started ringing. She jumped in fright all the same.

After washing the bread dough from her hands, Silla dried them on the coarse material of her homespun skirts. Ashes, she thought. This week was truly taking a toll on her.

It had all started to unravel when Olaf the Red had requested tenancy payment a week ahead of schedule, stretching their threadbare budget beyond its limits. Next, Silla had burned her thumb while pulling barley cakes from the embers, dropping the full batch into the cookfire. Grains were growing more and more costly—­after three long winters in a row, crops were stunted, and the harvest would be grim. Silla had earned herself a stern verbal lashing for her mistake.

And now the third instance of ill fortune this week—­those foulsome bells.

Silla smoothed the floral embroidery along the belt of her blue apron dress, the same worn by all of Jarl Gunnell’s domestic hands, and made her way outdoors. The jangle of iron keys signaled the arrival of Bera, Jarl Gunnell’s wife and head of the household. Silla quickly found her place in line, fingers threading tightly together as Bera counted them.

“Twelve. All right, on your way, you lot,” she said in a gentle voice, ushering them out. “Let us hope this is swift. For all involved.”

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Why I love it

I am known for being a bit of a thrill seeker. I’m the person you go to when you want to try something crazy. Jump out of a plane? Been there, done that (would do it again). I love the adrenaline rush and the unpredictability of what could happen from one moment to the next. So, naturally, I’m drawn to books that are exciting and keep me on my toes. Enter: The Road of Bones, a story filled with adventure, epic battles, and terrifying creatures. As a person who lives for the thrill, I was in my element.

After her father is brutally murdered, Silla Nordvig embarks on a journey on the Road of Bones to fulfill her father’s dying wish: that she makes it to Kopa where she will be safe. It sounds like a simple task, but the Road of Bones is known for being a perilous journey even for the most seasoned warriors. And to make matters trickier? Silla is also trying to outrun an assassin sent by the same person who is responsible for her father’s death. To make it safely to Kopa, Silla will have to enlist the help of a crew of mercenaries if she hopes to make it to the end of the road alive.

The Road of Bones is unputdownable—with its action-packed scenes and lovable characters, this book will take you on an adventure you won’t want to see end. I guarantee that you will be on the edge of your seat the whole book wondering if Silla will survive her dangerous journey.

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Heartless Hunter
Starling House
The Lost Story
Bloodguard
The Courting of Bristol Keats
A Fate Inked in Blood
Five Broken Blades
The Road of Bones
Ink Blood Sister Scribe
Where the Library Hides
The Kingdom of Sweets
Hera
A Sorceress Comes to Call
Hell Bent
Kaikeyi
Weyward
The Unmaking of June Farrow
The Fragile Threads of Power
Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance
The Book of Magic
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Rules of Magic
A History of Wild Places
Gods of Jade and Shadow
The City We Became
A River Enchanted
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
Piranesi
Thistlefoot
Half Sick of Shadows
Ariadne
Ninth House
The Invisible Hour
Clytemnestra
Sourdough
Siren Queen
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
Fate of the Fallen
Immortal Longings
Practical Magic
The Teller of Small Fortunes