Saga of the Forgotten Warrior - Larry Correia Without Guns (Mostly)

If John Wick and Judge Dredd loved each other very much…

Saga of the Forgotten Warrior

By: Larry Correia

1- Son of the Black Sword
2- House of Assassins
3- Destroyer of Worlds
4- Tower of Silence
5- Graveyard of Demons
6- Heart of the Mountain

Briefly, what is this series about? 

The series is set on the continent of Lok, in a world inspired by feudal India and Southeast Asia, meaning that there are castes, and outside of that, the casteless, who are literal non-people. The story follows Ashok Vadal, a pitiless “Protector of the Law”. The Order of the Protectors is like a branch of elite special forces, called in when the normal constabulary, or even the normal military is insufficient. Even among these elite warriors Ashok stands out as being particularly deadly because he bears one of the world’s twelve sentient magical swords.

Much of the law concerns the status of the first caste and the casteless’ lack of status. But it also forbids religion, illegal magic, and demons leaving the sea. The ocean is full of demons, and they don’t have much regard for the law, so Ashok spends much of his time killing them. 

Given that the ocean is the exclusive domain of the demons, all status consists in living far away from it, and all insults reference the ocean in some way. “Saltwater!” Or calling someone a “Fisheater.” 

Who should read this series?

Much of my discussion below will concern this very question, but as a tl;dr you should definitely like it if you like Correia’s other stuff. Also if you like fast moving action heavy fantasy series that are done, I would also recommend it.

Specific thoughts: How this fantasy series compares to other fantasy series