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Bastion
by Phil Tucker
A huge, angry academy-progression epic with hellish atmosphere, real setbacks, and an opening commitment readers should understand before they start.
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A nameless reborn warrior is cast out of an infernal academy and claws his way through hell's layered cities, brutal training, and buried memories to reclaim a place among the Great Souls.
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