Eternal Path Trilogy · #1

The Raven Scholar

Antonia Hodgson

Fantasy Adult Mystery
8.0 / 10
3 ratings

Hugo Award nominee 2026.

From an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy comes The Raven Scholar, a masterfully woven and playfully inventive tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar’s quest to uncover the truth.

Let us fly now to the empire of Orrun, where after twenty-four years of peace, the reign of Bersun the Brusque has come to an end. In the dizzying heat of midsummer, seven exceptional warriors, thinkers, strategists compete to replace him.

When one of them is murdered, it falls to Neema Kraa, the emperor’s brilliant, idiosyncratic High Scholar, to find the killer and fight for the throne. Neema believes she is alone. But we are here to help; all she has to do is let us in.

If she succeeds, we will win an empire. If she fails, death awaits her. But we won’t let that happen.

We are the Raven, and we are magnificent.

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April 15, 2025
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Antonia Hodgson

Antonia Hodgson’s writing is a thrilling plunge into the shadows of history, where secrets lurk behind every corner and characters are haunted by their pasts. Born in Derby in 1971, Antonia’s literary journey began not as a writer but as an editor, honing her craft over a long and successful career in publishing. With a degree in English Literature from the University of Leeds, she moved from editor to author, quickly making her mark in the world of historical crime fiction. Her debut novel, The Devil in the Marshalsea (2014), introduced readers to Thomas Hawkins, a charismatic and morally complex protagonist trapped in the brutal confines…