The story of Dominion has many villains over the years, shifting along with the borders of her empire, and many storytellers. But it only ever had one hero, and her name was Una Everlasting.
Everyone in Dominion knows the story of Sir Una Everlasting, the beautiful, brave and virginal knight who grew from a wild forest girl into the greatest hero in the kingdom. Or rather, everyone knows a story. But very few people know the story of Owen Mallory, a scholar who devoted his life to studying Sir Una, and the monumental role he played in her story.
In this book you will read the story of Una and Owen, and you will think that you know what happened, only to discover that you have only read a story, and that there are many other versions still left. And you will realise that history can be written and rewritten with many different agendas in mind, and the history you think you know may very well be but one version amongst many.
The Everlasting is a story of empire, of the terrible price of peace, and of the stories told to create a nation from the ashes of war. It is a story about love, and a story that feels like love, raw, maddening, all-consuming, beautiful and baffling. It is a story of cowards and heroes, and of how misunderstood and misused these terms can be. And it is a story about history repeating itself, moulding and shaping people for specific purposes, and of the terrifying resolve it takes to break free of the expectations of who and what you are supposed to be.
It is surprisingly funny, remarkably profound and extremely clever and touching genre-bending read that will have you rethinking everything you thought you knew about heroes and history. And if you don’t want to be seen crying in public, you’ll probably want to read this one in the comfort of your own home. It doesn’t just tug on your heart strings, it rips them right out of your chest and plays a beautiful and haunting symphony on them and somehow still leaves you wanting more.
Thank you so much to chronically.bookish for recommending this one, it was every bit as amazing as you said!
Fantasy – Romantasy
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