Fate of the Fallen

by Kel Kade

Overview

Fate of the Fallen is the start of a brand new adventure from New York Times bestselling author Kel Kade

Not all stories have happy endings.

Everyone loves Mathias. Naturally, when he discovers it’s his destiny to save the world, he dives in head first, pulling his best friend Aaslo along for the ride.

However, saving the world isn’t as easy, or exciting, as it sounds in the stories. The going gets rough and folks start to believe their best chance for survival is to surrender to the forces of evil, which isn’t how the prophecy goes. At all. As the list of allies grows thin, and the friends find themselves staring death in the face they must decide how to become the heroes they were destined to be or, failing that, how to survive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250776211
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/03/2021
Series:	The Shroud of Prophecy , #1
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	278,475
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

KEL KADE lives in Texas and occasionally serves as an adjunct college faculty member, inspiring young minds and introducing them to the fascinating and very real world of geosciences. Thanks to Kade’s enthusiastic readers and the success of the King’s Dark Tidings series, Kade is now able to create universes spanning space and time, develop criminal empires, plot the downfall of tyrannous rulers, and dive into fantastical mysteries full time.

Editorial Reviews

"Kade’s exciting disregard for convention makes for a world where everything is possible and no one is safe." —Publisher's Weekly

"A fun reimagining of a tired fantasy trope." —Paste Magazine

"Above all, that’s just what this book is: FUN."—Fantasy Book Review

"Kade has written a real gem of a fantasy in Fate of the Fallen." —Fantasy Hive

"A tapestry of fascinating characters who were easy to love." —Dragonmount

From the Publisher

11/04/2019

Kade (the King’s Dark Tidings series) gleefully defies expectations in the disarmingly amusing, if somewhat meandering, first novel in the Shroud of Prophecy series. Growing up in the tiny village of Goldenwood, the charming and clever Mathias and his best friend, Aaslo, an introverted forester, have become brothers in all but blood. When a high sorceress reveals that Mathias is the chosen one, fated to save the world from darkness, Aaslo agrees to serve as Mathias’s sidekick, until a surprise attack leaves Aaslo alone. Aaslo must learn to be a hero himself, making allies with men and gods alike in order to fulfil Mathias’s destiny. Kade’s arch humor, clever trope subversion, and skillfully drawn characters keep the story moving along, even if the plot tends to wander aimlessly. Despite the uneven pacing, Kade’s exciting disregard for convention makes for a world where everything is possible and no one is safe. This is a series to watch. Agent: Paul Stevens, Donald Maass Literary Agency. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly