The world of Ashes of the Last Paladin was broken long before its story begins. When the Hellgates tore open and the sky itself bled fire, the Silver Order rose as the last defense against the tide of darkness. They stood where others fell, holding the line against an enemy that could not be reasoned with, only endured. And in the end, only one did. Tymir Valemar was not chosen by prophecy, nor crowned by destiny. He was the last because he survived what no one else could

When readers first meet Tymir Valemar in Ashes of the Last Paladin, the Silver Order is already gone. Its warriors have fallen. Its battles have become stories. Its crest survives upon Tymir’s damaged armor, and its name follows him like another ghost from a life he has spent years trying to leave behind. We know that Tymir fought beside the Order during the Great Demon War. We know that he stood at the final Hellgate as the other paladins fell around him. We know that when