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The Frostmarked Chronicles #4
The Deathless Sons
Death claims the living realm.
Scarred by the demon's influence, Wacław cannot forget the horror he caused in Vastroth. He knows he must be strong to face Koschei and the Frostmarked Horde, but powerful magic protects the deathless sorcerer. With everyone Wacław loves at risk, can he control his power and find the key to slaying Koschei's soul as his tribe burns?
Anointed by the Vastrothie, Otylia has found worshipers and new strength in the force of endings, but it's nothing without her mother. She finally knows where to find Dziewanna. Can she save her before the pacts she's woven with her enemies come due?
Charge into the fast-paced fourth entry of The Frostmarked Chronicles as gods, spirits, and demons from Slavic myths clash for control of the Three Realms.
Scarred by the demon's influence, Wacław cannot forget the horror he caused in Vastroth. He knows he must be strong to face Koschei and the Frostmarked Horde, but powerful magic protects the deathless sorcerer. With everyone Wacław loves at risk, can he control his power and find the key to slaying Koschei's soul as his tribe burns?
Anointed by the Vastrothie, Otylia has found worshipers and new strength in the force of endings, but it's nothing without her mother. She finally knows where to find Dziewanna. Can she save her before the pacts she's woven with her enemies come due?
Charge into the fast-paced fourth entry of The Frostmarked Chronicles as gods, spirits, and demons from Slavic myths clash for control of the Three Realms.
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Brendan Noble
17 books105 followersBrendan Noble is an American epic fantasy author writing epic fantasy with inspiration from his Polish ancestry, mythology, video games of all types, and Dungeons & Dragons. He loves to explore the complexities of politics and the gray between good and evil.
Shortly after beginning his writing career in 2019, Brendan married his wife Andrea and moved to Rockford, Illinois from his hometown in Michigan. Since then, he has published three series: The Realm Reachers, The Frostmarked Chronicles, and The Prism Files.
Outside of writing, Brendan is a data analyst and soccer referee. His top interests include German, Polish, and American soccer/football, Formula 1, analyzing political elections across the world, playing extremely nerdy strategy video games, exploring with his wife, and reading.
Shortly after beginning his writing career in 2019, Brendan married his wife Andrea and moved to Rockford, Illinois from his hometown in Michigan. Since then, he has published three series: The Realm Reachers, The Frostmarked Chronicles, and The Prism Files.
Outside of writing, Brendan is a data analyst and soccer referee. His top interests include German, Polish, and American soccer/football, Formula 1, analyzing political elections across the world, playing extremely nerdy strategy video games, exploring with his wife, and reading.
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November 16, 2023
Each time I delve into another book in the superbly written Frostmarked Chronicles, I'm amazed at how rich this world is, how vivid the tapestry is, the splashes of colour so vibrant in a world of ice, of snow, of cold. The reason for this is, a goddess scorned and cast aside, will go to any lengths for revenge and casting the world into perpetual winter is her way of exacting it. Oh and to rule supreme of course. The balance is gone, now that Marazanna has essentially trapped Dziewanna, the goddess of spring and rebirth and it's up to Otylia and Warclaw to find Dziewanna, release her from the prison Marazanna entombed her in, to bring back the balance, before the world is plunged into a bleak and barren existence where nothing can thrive nor live. Find her they do, but.....my goodness, the tale that ensues had me on the edge of my seat!
As well paced as the previous books, we got spurts of energy in appropriate placed moments, the core of the tale is the main attraction, the drama intense, and the action potent. The excellent quality of the prose, the beautifully crafted characters and the need to discover the outcome, is honestly quite riveting, I hardly noticed the pacing until I was formulating my review and thought, "huh, pacing?" It didn't even register, so engrossed was I in the story, in the characters, in the telling of this magnificent story. What did register was the burning need to discover how the story unfolds. No question though, these characters are some of the most complex yet immensely likeable characters I've been exposed to. As with the pacing, I didn't even realise just how much I loved them, warts and all, and trust me, there are LOTS of warts! That's the incredible writing skill the author possesses, he draws you in, in the most alluring way, catching one totally by surprise, until you find you eat, drink, breath these characters. The lines are so fine between "good and evil", the portrayal of such, mind blowing.
The bond and love Otylia and Warclaw share is wonderous. They say love can conquer all, and it does, it has, their love has conquered his demon, or at the least, pushed the demon aside, not allowing it to overcome Warclaw. I love how Warclaw fights this battle, it IS a constant battle subduing a very inhumane part of him with his very humane part. A very heartening, warm moment at the end of the book. And with trying to keep the Frostmarked hoard at bay, trying to keep the demons from devouring everything and everyone, trying to save as many as possible, trying to get to grips with Otylia finally having her mother with her, geez, a lot on his plate! But his goodness, his humanity, despite being a demon, is so poignant and touching, I can do nothing but adore him. Likewise with Otylia, gosh is she a superb character! After all she's been through, the despicable deals she's had to make, heck, she deserves a break! But that ain't on the cards for a long long time....The battles are real, deadly, both within and on the battlefield. Waclaw has truely come full circle, from being a virtual outcast, scorned by his own father, to a leader of strength and respect. A very heartening, warm moment at the end of the book.
These are many characters, all of them awesome, all so alluring, all of them so fully fleshed out, all of them grow throughout the tale. Kuba, I have to mention, is one of my favourites, desperate to change back into a human, well it's something you really should read yourselves in the previous books, totally captivating occurrence, but suffice to say, he's a jackal and he's desperate NOT to remain one. How is he supposed to woo back his love, Maja, as a jackal? He endures the trials, he endures the forest, he endures! That's what I love about him, his resolve and dedication. Soooo many fabulous characters like him!
Told from various POV's, which I love because it gives me a true window into their thoughts, it's not easy to even try to capture all my thoughts. There are gods and goddesses, old and new, there's the beautiful prose, there's the intricate plot, there's the magnificent world and world building, there are characters that get under your skin, both good and bad, there is action aplenty, there are untold challenges. This is a resoundingly awesome infusion of Slavic lore with all the trappings of grandeur and strife, greed and righteousness, with friendships taking centre stage, with all the head pounding tension and drama, a story of love, of overcoming prejudice and righting the wrongs of delusional gods, but mostly of new beginnings. This is a series like non other, an outstanding continuation to an outstanding series,one that will your head spinning as it develops, one I cannot recommend enough!
As well paced as the previous books, we got spurts of energy in appropriate placed moments, the core of the tale is the main attraction, the drama intense, and the action potent. The excellent quality of the prose, the beautifully crafted characters and the need to discover the outcome, is honestly quite riveting, I hardly noticed the pacing until I was formulating my review and thought, "huh, pacing?" It didn't even register, so engrossed was I in the story, in the characters, in the telling of this magnificent story. What did register was the burning need to discover how the story unfolds. No question though, these characters are some of the most complex yet immensely likeable characters I've been exposed to. As with the pacing, I didn't even realise just how much I loved them, warts and all, and trust me, there are LOTS of warts! That's the incredible writing skill the author possesses, he draws you in, in the most alluring way, catching one totally by surprise, until you find you eat, drink, breath these characters. The lines are so fine between "good and evil", the portrayal of such, mind blowing.
The bond and love Otylia and Warclaw share is wonderous. They say love can conquer all, and it does, it has, their love has conquered his demon, or at the least, pushed the demon aside, not allowing it to overcome Warclaw. I love how Warclaw fights this battle, it IS a constant battle subduing a very inhumane part of him with his very humane part. A very heartening, warm moment at the end of the book. And with trying to keep the Frostmarked hoard at bay, trying to keep the demons from devouring everything and everyone, trying to save as many as possible, trying to get to grips with Otylia finally having her mother with her, geez, a lot on his plate! But his goodness, his humanity, despite being a demon, is so poignant and touching, I can do nothing but adore him. Likewise with Otylia, gosh is she a superb character! After all she's been through, the despicable deals she's had to make, heck, she deserves a break! But that ain't on the cards for a long long time....The battles are real, deadly, both within and on the battlefield. Waclaw has truely come full circle, from being a virtual outcast, scorned by his own father, to a leader of strength and respect. A very heartening, warm moment at the end of the book.
These are many characters, all of them awesome, all so alluring, all of them so fully fleshed out, all of them grow throughout the tale. Kuba, I have to mention, is one of my favourites, desperate to change back into a human, well it's something you really should read yourselves in the previous books, totally captivating occurrence, but suffice to say, he's a jackal and he's desperate NOT to remain one. How is he supposed to woo back his love, Maja, as a jackal? He endures the trials, he endures the forest, he endures! That's what I love about him, his resolve and dedication. Soooo many fabulous characters like him!
Told from various POV's, which I love because it gives me a true window into their thoughts, it's not easy to even try to capture all my thoughts. There are gods and goddesses, old and new, there's the beautiful prose, there's the intricate plot, there's the magnificent world and world building, there are characters that get under your skin, both good and bad, there is action aplenty, there are untold challenges. This is a resoundingly awesome infusion of Slavic lore with all the trappings of grandeur and strife, greed and righteousness, with friendships taking centre stage, with all the head pounding tension and drama, a story of love, of overcoming prejudice and righting the wrongs of delusional gods, but mostly of new beginnings. This is a series like non other, an outstanding continuation to an outstanding series,one that will your head spinning as it develops, one I cannot recommend enough!
July 10, 2025
I’ve always believed that stories are like old songs, half-remembered yet alive in the bones, and Brendan Noble’s The Deathless Sons, the fourth chapter of The Frostmarked Chronicles, feels like one such song. This book drew me back to Jawia, a world of frost and forgotten gods, where two souls—one bound to endings, the other to storms—chase hope through a blizzard of betrayal. It’s a tale for those who love myths that hum with truth and characters who linger like shadows in a dream, though it doesn’t quite sing as clearly as its predecessors.
The mythology here is a quiet marvel. From the wind-whispered płanetnik tales of A Dagger in the Winds to the underworld’s stark beauty in The Trials of Ascension, Noble crafts a Jawia that feels incredibly alive, full of strzygi and žityje. In The Deathless Sons, the gods and their hungers weave a tapestry that’s both strange and familiar, like frost on a windowpane I’ve stared through before. A moment of raw power, glowing with loss, caught me off guard, much like the aching crescendos of The Daughters of the Earth. It’s the kind of scene that makes me pause, remembering some old tale I can’t quite place.
The bond between Otylia and Wacław, grown from the fragile spark in A Dagger in the Winds to a fire that warms even Jawia’s chill, is the story’s heart. Their struggles, tangled with love and doubt, feel more real than ever. New voices join them, adding depth, though I longed for a touch more of their inner songs, as we heard so vividly in The Trials of Ascension. The action surges, all storms and magic, but the rhythm falters at times, lingering in quiet corners when I craved the rush of The Trials.
What stays with me, though, is the question of redemption. Noble asks who is truly a monster, a thread that echoes Wacław’s battles in A Dagger in the Winds and feels like a truth we all carry. It’s a haunting note, one that made me think of stories read by candlelight, wondering what lies beyond the flame.
If you love myths that weave sorrow and hope, or characters who feel like pieces of your own heart, The Deathless Sons is for you. Fans of the Frostmarked Chronicles will find Jawia’s icy song worth hearing, even if it’s not quite the masterpiece of Books 2 and 3.
I would like to thank Brendan Noble for sharing this frostbound song of gods and souls with me, a generous gift met with my sincere and honest review.
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The mythology here is a quiet marvel. From the wind-whispered płanetnik tales of A Dagger in the Winds to the underworld’s stark beauty in The Trials of Ascension, Noble crafts a Jawia that feels incredibly alive, full of strzygi and žityje. In The Deathless Sons, the gods and their hungers weave a tapestry that’s both strange and familiar, like frost on a windowpane I’ve stared through before. A moment of raw power, glowing with loss, caught me off guard, much like the aching crescendos of The Daughters of the Earth. It’s the kind of scene that makes me pause, remembering some old tale I can’t quite place.
The bond between Otylia and Wacław, grown from the fragile spark in A Dagger in the Winds to a fire that warms even Jawia’s chill, is the story’s heart. Their struggles, tangled with love and doubt, feel more real than ever. New voices join them, adding depth, though I longed for a touch more of their inner songs, as we heard so vividly in The Trials of Ascension. The action surges, all storms and magic, but the rhythm falters at times, lingering in quiet corners when I craved the rush of The Trials.
What stays with me, though, is the question of redemption. Noble asks who is truly a monster, a thread that echoes Wacław’s battles in A Dagger in the Winds and feels like a truth we all carry. It’s a haunting note, one that made me think of stories read by candlelight, wondering what lies beyond the flame.
If you love myths that weave sorrow and hope, or characters who feel like pieces of your own heart, The Deathless Sons is for you. Fans of the Frostmarked Chronicles will find Jawia’s icy song worth hearing, even if it’s not quite the masterpiece of Books 2 and 3.
I would like to thank Brendan Noble for sharing this frostbound song of gods and souls with me, a generous gift met with my sincere and honest review.
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