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Daily’s second installment in the Chronicles of the Lawbreaker series is a gripping, character-driven descent into guilt, betrayal, and the brutal cost of survival. After the High King is murdered and Ambrose the Prophet dies, Lauren—branded a traitor—flees across the Federation, pursued by bounty hunters and soldiers loyal to a throne he never sought to challenge. His only inheritance is the Lawbreaker’s ring.  Drifting from town to town, he hides his identity behind a minstrel’s songs. But when he crosses into lands once thought to be mere myths, he finds not only refuge but a painful confrontation with the truth about his past, and the weight of a destiny he cannot escape.

Daily’s writing is crisp. The emotional stakes remain high even during quieter moments, and the tight, relentless pacing leaves no scene wasted.  The clean, richly textured prose gives equal weight to the brutal physical trials and the raw internal battles that define Lauren’s journey. Secondary characters breathe with a vividness that grounds the story in hard-won humanity, making this fantasy world feel authentic and lived-in. The novel is not about clear-cut battles of good versus evil; it is an intense, emotionally charged exploration of what it means to bear a legacy you never asked for—and whether survival demands the loss of one’s soul.

Lovers of character-driven fantasy will find much to admire here.

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