The Bad Apothecary
by Keon Shore
A long-form, character driven, dark, high fantasy series in an arcanepunk setting, with cultivation magic.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Book 1 of 2: Ninth Path
The Bad Apothecary (Book One of the Ninth Path series)
Diwu stumbles into the capital half-dead, wounded by something no healer can cure. Nestled in her flesh is a strange pathogen carrying corruption, the antithesis of the Natural Order.
Desperate, she trades freedom for survival and falls into the grip of the Hierarchy, a ruthless organization that keeps power in check by any means necessary. Their offer: treatment in exchange for loyalty. Service. Obedience.
Her first assignment entangles her with Nex Teres, a battle-hardened cultivator with no interest in playing agent. But the Hierarchy doesn’t ask—it coerces. Bound by duty and circumstance, they’re sent to a lawless outpost where Diwu was first infected, and where the name of a long-dead legend has surfaced: the Bad Apothecary.
Book Details:
- Genre: Fantasy
- Format: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Book 1 of 2: Ninth Path
Book 2 of 2: Ninth Path
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