Murderer.

Protector.

Deliverer.

In a world where the Sons of Light and Darkness battle for control of paradise, an outcast assassin will decide the fate of all of creation.

Balgier has been the Sons of Darkness’ most notorious assassin for over a millennium, sworn to serve directly under the Dark Sovereign Samael. With a talent for brutality and violence that strikes fear in the hearts of friends and foes alike, Balgier was shaped into a Destroyer – a blade without compassion or mercy, to be used against Samael’s enemies in his war of conquest against the sons of light.

But when a lone messenger from the Sons of Light manages to infiltrate Balgier’s war camp, the last thing Balgier expected was to be summoned to the halls of his master’s greatest enemy: Lord Heartglare himself.

Before he can answer the summons, Balgier is captured and branded a traitor by Samael’s dark forces. To discover Lord Heartglare’s true intentions, he must escape the bottomless pits of hell, while being hunted by both the monstrous Sons of Darkness and the graceful Sons of Light. He will face treachery and despair but also find kingship, comradery, and love – the likes of which he never knew. And when he finally confronts the truth, Balgier will face a difficult choice – to rise above all of creation, or let it sink into oblivion.

Fierce, fast-paced, and rich with lore, Rise of the Destroyer is the smashing first installment in the brand-new Fantasy series Crown and Kingdom.