Sam Sykes

?A standalone epic fantasy novella starring Sal the Cacophony, who Pierce Brown called a "protagonist for the ages, " from Sam Sykes' widely acclaimed The Grave of Empires trilogy. Sal the Cacophony solves problems no one else can. Because she's caused more than a few herself. And the pursuit of such a problem from her past has brought her to a frontier town held together in the face of disaster through strength alone.
But both the town and Sal will learn that strength alone can't save everyone.   They called her for help. Unfortunately for them, she answered. For more from Sam Sykes, check out:The Grave of Empires:Seven Blades in Black Ten Arrows of Iron Three Axes to FallThe Gallows Black The Iron Dirge Dream of the Falling AxeBring Down Heaven:The City Stained Red The Mortal Tally God's Last BreathThe Affinity for Steel Trilogy:Tome of the Undergates Black Halo The Skybound Sea