Master Assassins: The Fire Sacraments, Book One

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2018 BookNest Fantasy Awards Finalist for Best Novel

This book has everything I love: Clean, crisp worldbuilding. Characters that live and breathe. A story that teases and surprises me. I like Master Assassins so much I wish I'd written it, but deep down, I know I couldn't have written it this well.#1 New York Times bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss

Two village boys mistaken for assassins become the decisive figures in the battle for a continent in the thrilling new desert-based epic fantasy by the author of The Red Wolf Conspiracy.

Kandri Hinjuman was never meant to be a soldier. His brother Mektu was never meant for this world. Rivals since childhood, they are drafted into a horrific war led by a madwoman-Prophet, and survive each day only by hiding their disbelief. Kandri is good at blending in, but Mektu is hopeless: impulsive, erraticand certain that a demon is stalking him. Is this madness or a second sense Either way, Kandri knows that Mektus antics will land them both in early graves.

But all bets are off when the brothers simmering feud explodes into violence, and holy blood is spilled. Kandri and Mektu are taken for contract killers and must flee for their livesto the one place where they can hope to disappear: the sprawling desert known as the Land that Eats Men. In this eerie wilderness, the terrain is as deadly as the monsters, ghouls, and traffickers in human flesh. Here the brothers find strange allies: an aging warlord, a desert nomad searching for her family, a lethal child-soldier still in her teens. They also find themselves in possession of a secret that could bring peace to the continent of Urrath. Or unthinkable carnage.

On their heels are the Prophets death squads. Ahead lie warring armies, sandstorms, evil spirits and the deeper evil of human greed. But hope beckons as wellif the Master Assassins can expose the lie that has made them the worlds most wanted men.

Reviews

This book has everything I love: Clean, crisp worldbuilding. Characters that live and breathe. A story that teases and surprises me. I like Master Assassins so much I wish I'd written it, but deep down, I know I couldn't have written it this well.#1 New York Times bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss

The prose is spectacularly good. Your adrenaline will flow. Your emotions will be toyed with. You will find yourself drawn in, turning the pages and worrying that fewer and fewer remain. I read a lot of good books. Quite a few very good books. This is one of the rare 6-star series openers Ive encountered. Mark Lawrence, author of Prince of Thorns and Red Sister

Robert Redick really nailed this one. What a great story! Fascinating plot and characters, and all of the authors formidable skills at play. I cannot wait to read the next one.New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks
"Redicks powers of invention in this book are superb. He manages to reinvigorate his chosen mode of heroic fantasy by sheer force of description, his language always muscular, vibrant and well-calculated. The cast of characters is vast and believable . . .A hell of a ride." Paul di Filippo, Asimov's
An exquisitely written mix of heart-stopping action, masterful storytelling, and enchantment. Redick is a gifted wordsmith with a ferocious imagination. Master Assassins will produce many sleepless nights. I guarantee it.New York Times bestselling author Mira Bartk

A blazingly smart thrill-ride of an adventure. The world of Master Assassins is deep, mysterious, terrifying, and utterly real, and I'll follow Redick's heroes, the mismatched brothers Kandri and Mektu, wherever they go in it. I can't recommend this book highly enough.Daryl Gregory, author of Spoonbenders

Redicks long-awaited return to fantasy is the start of a truly satisfying epic.B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 2018 So Far

Subtle and layered, evocative and true. Michelle West, Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine

With spare, sharp-edged prose, Redick balances his rollicking adventure story against a tale of love and uneasy brotherhood, offering a thrilling glimpse into a world both haunting and haunted. His finest work to date.Jedediah Berry, author of The Manual of Detection

An at once engrossing, entertaining and superlative read. The world building is epic and the characters developed well within the movement. I look forward to this series and the continuation of the Brothers Hinjuman quest.Koeurs Book Reviews

[A] taut, deftly-plotted story. . . carries the drama and suspense without collapsing the weight of building a world and setting up a few more books worth of storyline.B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog

Though it is only April 6th, and there are many books left to read this year, Master Assassins has cemented itself in AT LEAST my top 3 books of the year, maybe even #1. It is that good. . . . I recommend Master Assassins to everyone. Period.FanFiAddict, 5/5 Stars
This book has everything I love: Clean, crisp worldbuilding. Characters that live and breathe. A story that teases and surprises me. I like Master Assassins so much I wish I'd written it, but deep down, I know I couldn't have written it this well.#1 New York Times bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss

The prose is spectacularly good. Your adrenaline will flow. Your emotions will be toyed with. You will find yourself drawn in, turning the pages and worrying that fewer and fewer remain. I read a lot of good books. Quite a few very good books. This is one of the rare 6-star series openers Ive encountered. Mark Lawrence, author of Prince of Thorns and Red Sister

Robert Redick really nailed this one. What a great story! Fascinating plot and characters, and all of the authors formidable skills at play. I cannot wait to read the next one.New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks

An exquisitely written mix of heart-stopping action, masterful storytelling, and enchantment. Redick is a gifted wordsmith with a ferocious imagination. Master Assassins will produce many sleepless nights. I guarantee it.New York Times bestselling author Mira Bartk

A blazingly smart thrill-ride of an adventure. The world of Master Assassins is deep, mysterious, terrifying, and utterly real, and I'll follow Redick's heroes, the mismatched brothers Kandri and Mektu, wherever they go in it. I can't recommend this book highly enough.Daryl Gregory, author of Spoonbenders

Redicks long-awaited return to fantasy is the start of a truly satisfying epic.B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 2018 So Far

Subtle and layered, evocative and true. Michelle West, Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine

With spare, sharp-edged prose, Redick balances his rollicking adventure story against a tale of love and uneasy brotherhood, offering a thrilling glimpse into a world both haunting and haunted. His finest work to date.Jedediah Berry, author of The Manual of Detection

An at once engrossing, entertaining and superlative read. The world building is epic and the characters developed well within the movement. I look forward to this series and the continuation of the Brothers Hinjuman quest.Koeurs Book Reviews

[A] taut, deftly-plotted story. . . carries the drama and suspense without collapsing the weight of building a world and setting up a few more books worth of storyline.B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog

Though it is only April 6th, and there are many books left to read this year, Master Assassins has cemented itself in AT LEAST my top 3 books of the year, maybe even #1. It is that good. . . . I recommend Master Assassins to everyone. Period.FanFiAddict, 5/5 Stars

Author Bio

Robert V. S. Redicks Chathrand Voyage Quartet (The Red Wolf Conspiracy and sequels) is among the most beloved and critically acclaimed epic fantasy series of recent years. A social and environmental justice consultant, he has worked in Indonesia, Argentina, Colombia and many other countries. His new fantasy series, The Fire Sacraments, will be published by Talos Press. He lives with his partner in Western Massachusetts.