Intent & Vigor - Ryan Brown

A god who shows you the future is still no help when you're the one He plans to sacrifice.

Racham has always told himself he's fine living in the shadow of his older brother-the devout, deadly, and divinely chosen Mordecai. Everything Racham is not. 

Where Mordecai wields the sacred power of foresight, Racham survives on charm, cheap wine, and the firm belief that a life of relentless reverence isn't worth the blessing it buys.

But when zealots devoted to a rival deity attack their village, the brothers are forced to flee the only home they've ever known. Burdened by grief and the weight of those left behind, Racham finds himself turning-slowly and reluctantly-toward the faith he once mocked.

Their escape leads them to Sepultura, a walled city said to be a sanctuary for their people. A place where the will of their patron deity shapes every law, every life, and every truth.

Yet something beneath Sepultura's reverence feels wrong.

Memories don't quite align.

Questions vanish unanswered.

And the same zealots who destroyed their home are marching once more.

As war closes in and the city's faith begins to fracture, Racham must decide whether his people's devotion will be their salvation...

-or the very thing that destroys them.

Intent & Vigor is a standalone adult dark fantasy perfect for readers who love morally gray heroes, faith twisted into power, and magic that demands sacrifice.

Intent & Vigor is a standalone adult grimdark fantasy perfect for readers who love:

• Morally gray heroes

• Dark magic and prophecy

• Epic siege warfare

• Religious conflict and divine power

• Fantasy worlds where faith can save-or destroy-everything