Pennyblade

Praise

“Provocative and decadent, crude and funny, and an altogether entertaining fantasy adventure.” — Edward Cox, author of The Relic Guild series

“Pennyblade doesn’t so much reinvent well-worn fantasy tropes as stab them to death in a dark alley. Kyra Cal’Adra is a lethally alluring protagonist weaving an intricate tale rich in ferocious action and multifaceted intrigue, all topped off by a deliciously vicious twist.” – Anthony Ryan, author of Blood Song, The Wolf’s Call and more 

“A violent, and wildly imaginative, riot of a book.” – R. J. Barker, author of Age of Assassins and The Bone Ships

“The changeling offspring of Jorg Ancrath and Phèdre nó Delaunay. Filthy, furious, wonderful.” – Anna Smith-Spark, author of The Court of Broken Knives

“The most fresh and original take on a classic fantasy species I’ve read since The Grey Bastards. A fun, blood and sex-fueled adventure with a knockout cast of characters, and a surprisingly bitter-sweet love story at its core. I enjoyed the hell out of it!” — Rob Hayes, author of The Mortal Techniques and The War Eternal series

“A fantasy adventure full of violence, passion, chaos and betrayal.” — Emerald Archer

“This epic fantasy adventure serves up a fresh take on elves. As well as having detailed world-building, it’s expertly paced, with flashbacks and twists in all the right places … behind the folk horror, it has a subversive undercurrent, often brazenly anti-religion. But it’s the romance that serves as the driving force of the story, shining through the cynicism, swordplay and shagging,” —SFX 5* review

“A unique take on the fantasy genre that wastes no time building a setting, Pennyblade opens with a fully-fledged world and a fist-full of secrets already in play. What unfolds is a no-holds-barred story of treachery, murder, passion, power and fear.” — Book Beard

“One of the most interesting take on elves I think that I’ve ever seen, and it makes for a fantastically compelling read. Pennyblade is a book filled to the brim with amazing, interesting ideas, with characters that are flawed and awful, yet so wonderful at times too … I loved every moment of it, I truly hope that this is a world that Worrad revisits in the future, as I’d love to see more.” — Trans-Scribe

“I really enjoyed the world and the way Worrad set the tone of the world. It is a harsh and vivid one but one that I was interested in following Kyra go through..[Pennyblade] is definitely for someone who loves horror, fantasy, epic adventures and wants to try something different.” — Lara Jane Reviews