This was not just a simple raid, but the exodus of thousands of Algatt, fleeing their home in the wake of a rival force. READ MORE: The Witchling’s Girl (Helena Coggan) – Book Review By the time Hessa returns home she finds the village in flames and her family dead. Unfortunately for Hessa, whilst she’s up the mountain her village comes under attack from the Algatt, a tribe of raiders from the country to the north. The book begins with her having to travel to her goddess’ temple to pray for forgiveness for failing to carry out the assassination of a strange traveller that she was instructed to make by Eang herself. The story follows Hessa, a young warrior priestess of Eang. Luckily, this is a book that you can judge by its cover, as the content inside is just as bold, and beautiful as the artwork on the front, and is a book that I had a hell of a good time reading. I know the saying is that you should never judge a book by its cover, and as someone who reads a lot of books I know that’s good advice however, I dare anyone to look at the cover for Hall of Smoke and not want a copy.
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