The Halfling Saga Boxed Set
Published on 9. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
1808 pages
978-1-4549-6289-2 (ISBN)
Description
"By King's Law, all those of impure blood are considered wards of the Crown." -The Halfling Decree
Keera is a killer. As the king's Blade, she is the most talented spy in the kingdom of Elverath and the king's favored assassin. When a mysterious figure moves against the Crown, Keera is called upon to hunt down the so-called Shadow. When her search takes her to the magical lands of the Fae, she learns that not all is what it seems. . . and neither is the Shadow. The more she uncovers about the secrets of the Fae, the more she learns about herself, and she can't help but wonder who her enemy truly is: the king who eradicated the Fae from the Elverath and conscripted her people, the Halflings, into servitude. . . or the Shadow who threatens the peace and awakens a soul-scorching passion within her. As she searches for answers, Keera is haunted by a promise she made long ago as well as her own personal demons. To keep her word and honor her people, Keera must save not only herself, but an entire kingdom as well.
Books in this set include: A Broken Blade, A Shadow Crown, A Vicious Game, and An Honored Vow.
Keera is a killer. As the king's Blade, she is the most talented spy in the kingdom of Elverath and the king's favored assassin. When a mysterious figure moves against the Crown, Keera is called upon to hunt down the so-called Shadow. When her search takes her to the magical lands of the Fae, she learns that not all is what it seems. . . and neither is the Shadow. The more she uncovers about the secrets of the Fae, the more she learns about herself, and she can't help but wonder who her enemy truly is: the king who eradicated the Fae from the Elverath and conscripted her people, the Halflings, into servitude. . . or the Shadow who threatens the peace and awakens a soul-scorching passion within her. As she searches for answers, Keera is haunted by a promise she made long ago as well as her own personal demons. To keep her word and honor her people, Keera must save not only herself, but an entire kingdom as well.
Books in this set include: A Broken Blade, A Shadow Crown, A Vicious Game, and An Honored Vow.
Reviews / Votes
PRAISE FOR THE HALFLING SAGA"Gripping and fierce. This is much-needed fantasy with its fangs honed sharp by the power of resistance. Melissa Blair has built a tremendous world." -Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights
"Blair creates a rich fantasy world full of magic, romance, danger, and intrigue." -Booklist, Starred Review
"Assassins are a staple, and Anishinnabe-kwe writer Melissa Blair use[s] that character trope to challenge some of the traditional notions of colonialist narratives." -Paste Magazine
"A dark and romantic fantasy." -INSIDER
"Perfect for fans of Throne of Glass." -BUZZFEED
"Readers who enjoy a messy main character with a redemption arc and rich world building will embrace this fantasy debut." -SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD
"While still full of action and intrigue, Blair's fantastic second book in the gripping 'Halfling Saga' gives space for more introspection as Keera searches for answers about her family and her magical abilities and realizes that she'll need to rely on others to achieve freedom for herself and all of the Halflings." -Library Journal (Starred Review)
"The second installment in Melissa Blair's Halfling Saga will undoubtedly take BookTok by storm all over again with its political intrigue and plotting." -Paste Magazine
"If you're a particular fan of spies in fantasy realms-like our beloved Inej in Six of Crows-then The Halfling Saga should be your next read." -The Everygirl
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 114 mm
Weight
2427 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4549-6289-2 (9781454962892)
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Melissa Blair (she/her/kwe) is an Anishinaabe-kwe of mixed ancestry living in Turtle Island and the author of A Broken Blade, the first book in The Halfling Saga. She splits her time between Treaty 9 in Northern Ontario and the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg in Ottawa, Canada. She has a graduate degree in applied linguistics and discourse studies, loves movies, and hates spoons. Melissa has a BookTok account (@melissa..blair on TikTok) where she discusses and reviews her favorite books, including Indigenous and queer fiction, sapphic books, LGBTQ+ romance, feminist literature, and nonfiction.