464 pages | Trade Paperback

A. K. Larkwood’sThe Unspoken Nameis a stunning debut fantasy about an orc priestess turned wizard’s assassin.

What if you knew how and when you will die?

Csorwe doesshe will climb the mountain, enter the Shrine of the Unspoken, and gain the most honored title: sacrifice.

But on the day of her foretold death, a powerful mage offers her a new fate. Leave with him, and live. Turn away from her destiny and her god to become a thief, a spy, an assassinthe wizard’s loyal sword. Topple an empire, and help him reclaim his seat of power.

But Csorwe will soon learngods remember, and if you live long enough, all debts come due.

In the vein of Le Guin’s magnificentTombs of Atuanif Arha the Eaten One got to grow up to be a swordswoman mercenary in thrall to her dubious wizard mentor.I love this bookso much.”Arkady Martine, author ofA Memory Called Empire

Hooked me in from the first page and never let go. Fabulous, in every meaning of the word.”Jenn Lyons, author ofRuin of Kings