
Even when they are joined by a fugitive witch with a tendency to set things on fire, the prospect of facing down monsters and retrieving ancient artefacts is preferable to the abomination he left behind.īut not everyone is willing to let the Eboran empire collapse, and the adventurers are quickly drawn into a tangled conspiracy of magic and war. When eccentric explorer, Lady Vincenza ‘Vintage’ de Grazon, offers him employment, he sees an easy way out. Better to be amongst the living, where there are taverns full of women and wine. Tormalin the Oathless has no taste for sitting around waiting to die while the realm of his storied ancestors falls to pieces – talk about a guilt trip. The great city of Ebora once glittered with gold. What? You haven’t heard of The Winnowing Flame? It’s Jen Williams’s second trilogy, starting with the British Fantasy Society and Subjective Chaos (you know I couldn’t resist the shout out) award-winning The Ninth Rain (about which I have done much flailing this month): To celebrate the launch of final book The Poison Song, here’s 5 reasons you should climb on a bat and join the fight for Sarn!


But The Winnowing Flame by Jen Williams isn’t your typical fantasy trilogy.
