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Holy Warrior: Volume 1 - Origins
Paperback
Series: The Holy Warrior, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 3 2026
Pages: 230
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.48 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
In the shadowed heart of the Kingdom of Waverly-a realm forged in the blood of kings, where ancient pacts hold back tyranny-a bastard sellsword rises from defeat to claim a destiny that shatters empires and ignites a nation's soul.
Holy Warrior: Origins launches Eric C. King's epic fantasy trilogy, a saga of unyielding faith, brutal redemption, and divine fire brighter than gold. Enter a world where reason yields to revelation, swords clash with heaven's will, and one warrior's path awakens prophecy.
Erasmus Pohl: scarred mercenary from Blackheath's frosts, spilling blood for coin, not glory. Betrayed by a devouring kingdom, he trusts only roguish Cedric Vallier. A cryptic summons from Prince Leeland pulls them into intrigue, twisting roads to revolution.
The Day of Darkness cloaks Waverly in omens. Queen Anais schemes to unravel the Pact of Understanding, born from centuries of war. King Lionel clings to a haunted throne amid failing health and nobles' unrest. Exiled heir Tyrus hones his spirit in distant temples, fate calling him home.
A contract erupts into cataclysm: royal assassinations, steppe uprisings, and the Battle of Abyrswitch-five thousand rebels against eight thousand blades in steel, blood, and shattered dreams. Erasmus fights for survival, losing kin, questioning gods, tasting defeat.
In fallen fields, where birds feast on the righteous, a miracle dawns. The Anointed One's Messenger descends, voice like merciful thunder, forging Erasmus from broken knight to Holy Warrior. His sword pierces stone in divine blaze, birthing the Priory of the Sacred Blade from slaughter. Gardens bloom amid death; pilgrims seek healing halls. Erasmus forges a faithful brotherhood, prayers sharper than steel.
Yet darkness lingers. Ten years later, usurper Asterix rules with iron illusion, his aunt's rot crushing folk under taxes, withering justice. Rebellion whispers in taverns. Across the Sea of Trade, Tyrus-exile tempered by Kai-Rah rites-prepares return, heart forged in vengeance and virtue.
No mere swords-and-thrones tale; it's a hymn to the unbreakable spirit. King blends gritty fantasy with spiritual epic-like The Name of the Wind's heroism, A Game of Thrones' intrigue, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe's grace. Erasmus's arc mirrors yours: doubt to faith's forge, proving any soul wields heaven's might.
Book 1 seeds a trilogy's reckoning: Holy Warrior vs. corruption, king's homecoming, kingdom reborn in light. Will the priory beacon the crusade? Can Tyrus reclaim his stained throne, or consume all in judgment?
Dive into Holy Warrior: Origins-scars of salvation, battles birthing legends, one oath echoing: Darkness comes, light endures. Your epic quest begins. Answer the Anointed One's call.
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