Alyria: Treachery, Beasts, and Treasure

by Gerrod Thomas

This is a story of pirates, nobles, monsters, and plots. Where mortal wills joust with an indifferent world of alyria, magick, and beasts, all in the name of their own gains. And where fate itself seems to have conspired to bring disparate souls clashing together like fire and ice. On Hera, the currencies of the realms are blood and gold, and those who are willing to stain their hands and take up the black flag have much to gain. Enter the Immortal Captain, Morgan a pirate of legend, impossible, it would seem, to kill or capture...until he wasn't. Shanghaied and brought before the emperor of Kurza, he is faced with an retrieve an artifact of old for the emperor, or he and his crew will face the hangman's noose for high-seas piracy. How could he refuse?

All that glimmers isn't gold, and the Azura pirates are beset as death, deception, and trials of the sea follow them at every turn. An enemy from Morgan's past has returned to haunt him in the present, and in Kurza, a paladin finds himself stationed in Emperor's Rest, a city where no good deed goes unpunished. Even here, danger lurks as plots unfold and passions run hot and cold. On the high seas, an ambitious pirate captain and his Alyrian companion have their lives changed forever when a ghost ship appears on a bloody, moonlit night.

The arms of destiny reach out as mortal lives are thrown into the crucible of change in a harrowing tale of Treachery, Beasts, and Treasure...

700 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2023

Reviews

[Ciana Smoak · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book from the publisher and had the urge to read it so I made it my bookclub pick of the month of April and go to reading Im and glad I did! This book follows the immortal capital Morgan a pirate who is just living his life until the Emperor captures his ship and makes an offer he really can’t refuse it’s either get the eye of Atla or die. While trying to get the eye, they follow many hardships, many people are after them. And we follow the story of other pirates, the dread captain and the emperor! This story is packed with adventure, battle and it will make you laugh. It may be long but the writing is PHENOMENAL and for my anime lovers you are definitely going to like this as it gives off the vibe of one of the top anime’s out there honestly. I’m so excited for book 2 you definitely need to read this story!