Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan5/13/2023 Nadya and Malachiasz have nearly polar opposite beliefs on what roles the gods should play in people’s lives. Though still not stellar, the best part of the book is the treatment of religion from two of the main characters. After an attack on her monastery home by Serefin himself, Nadya and her companion escape and form an alliance with a motley crew of people including a Tranavian blood mage named Malachiasz who abandoned his post in the military. The people of Tranavia reject the gods and instead rely on their own magic system which requires blood to be spelt on pieces of paper with spells written on them. The people of Kalyazi are in a century-long war against Tranavia primarily led by a young mage named Serefin who is also the prince of Tranavia. She is able to commune with the entire pantheon of gods and petition them for assistance and magic. Originally published in 2019, Wicked Saints is the first novel in a young adult, fantasy series that follows a young cleric named Nadya from a downtrodden land Kalyazi.
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