The
Scavenger trilogy by K. J. Parker is on sale at
Amazon.com
The first book is $2.99 and the other two are $1.99.
Here's the blurb of the first book,
Shadow:
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A man wakes in the wilderness, amid scattered corpses and inquisitive crows. He has no memory of who he is or how he came to be there. The only clues to his former existence lie in his apparent skill with a sword and the fragmented dreams that permeate his sleep.
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And here's a description by Jared Shurin from
a guide to Parker's works on Tor.com:
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For those who want a Chosen One, fate written by the gods themselves, possessed of unbounded courage and an unparalleled mastery of the blade.
…probably avoid the Scavenger trilogy. Certainly it has all of those elements, but they don’t really play out as unexpected. The books begin in the aftermath of a battle. A man wakes up, surrounded by his enemies but with no memory at all. As he travels through a harsh and broken land, just trying to stay alive, he begins to realise that maybe he’s something special. For one, a lot of people seem to recognise him. For another, their reactions range from the euphoric to the lethal. Whoever he is, he inspires some strong responses. Fortunately, whoever he is, he’s really, really good with a sword. Helpful in a pinch.
Over the course of the series, our hero…protagonist, learns that he was—and is still—involved in a great political and religious conspiracy, one that could quite possibly lead to the end of the world.
Scavenger is a very, very clever trilogy, but it does require a lot of attention, as our nameless hero tries to piece together the fragments of his life (a task he’s often actively trying to avoid as well). As well as tinkering with the very notion of the chosen one—as well as predestination and the apocalypse—the trilogy also introduces one of the most unusual new interpretations of swordplay. For the sword-monks (so cool, right there) have their stylised system, one that is both beautiful metaphor and deadly action…
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