The Way of Unity

My complete review is published at Grimdark Magazine. Religion and politics collide in The Way of Unity, the dark fantasy debut from Sarah K. Balstrup and a semi-finalist in Mark Lawrence’s ninth Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO9). A psychic priesthood known as the Intercessors oversees blood ri......more

This is one of the most beautifully written books I’ve read so far this year. Balstrup wrote descriptions that created the most vivid pictures in my head as I read. I marveled at the beauty at even some of the more graphic and intense scenes! I took my time reading this one because I would often rer......more

The Way of Unity was a dark historical fantasy, rich in religious thematics which really made the reader think. The Priesthood of the Intercessors has ruled for too long. Their message of purification has gone too far and various players across the land of Velspar are ready to rise against them. Whi......more

One of my favourite books of this year. Here's me chatting about it on Five Books (full list here) "The Way of Unity is from the perspective of a young woman called Sybilla, the daughter of a husband-and-wife pair of rulers called the Skalens. There are seven sets of Skalens around the seven-nation......more

Interview with the author: [URL not allowed]-... Full text review: [URL not allowed]-way-... The Way of Unity is the debut novel from Sarah K. Balstrup. It is a really unique book, which I would say by setting it should be classified as fantasy, but that could also be......more