Ironblood Heir

Seven gods have ruled humanity for four thousand years. A blacksmith's hammer is about to change that. Aelor spent his life shaping horseshoes and plowblades—until his father's murder exposed an ancient family secret: the forbidden art of forging ironblood, a living metal that can wound the divine. Armed with weapons that demand sacrifice measured in blood and years of life, Aelor must unite rebels, outcasts, and heretics against beings no mortal was ever meant to challenge. Each blade he forges brings humanity closer to freedom—and him closer to ash.