Seventhblade [Paperback]

“Laird delivers a gripping tale with a strong message that fantasy readers who enjoy action and adventure will relish.” —Publishers Weekly

“Deftly written with intricate worldbuilding and vivid characters,Seventhbladeis fantasy at its finest … and I need a sequel!” — Allison Pang, writer of the Abby Sinclair urban fantasy series

For readers of N.K. Jemisin and Rebecca Roanhorse, a fast-paced, anti-colonial action-adventure fantasy that explores twisted power dynamics and the effects of settler colonialism

After the murder of T’Rayles’s adopted son, the infamous warrior and daughter of the Indigenous Ibinnas returns to the colonized city of Seventhblade ready to tear the streets asunder in search of her son’s killer. T’Rayles must lean into the dangerous power of her inherited sword and ally herself with questionable forces, including the Broken Fangs, an alliance her mother founded, now fallen into greed and corruption, and the immortal Elraiche, a powerful and manipulative deity exiled from a faraway land. Navigating the power shifts in a colonized city on the edge and contending with a deadly new power emerging from within, T’Rayles risks everything to find the answers, and the justice, she so desperately desires.

Loaded with complex characters and intricately staged action, and set in a fragmented, fascinating world of dangerous magics and cryptic gods,Seventhbladeis a masterful new fantasy adventure from a bright emerging Indigenous voice.tonia lairdis a Michif author hailing from Treaty 6 territory, Canada. A writer who contributes to multiple mediums, her work includes the fantasy novelSeventhblade, credits on AAA video gamesDragon Age 2andDragon Age: Inquisition, the mobile gameEverlove: Rose, and the interactive novelPoster Girl. Her writing can also be found in multiple literal³(