Raven's Shadow Trilogy - Anthony Ryan
Book 1: Blood Song
Book 2: Tower Lord
Book 3: Queen of Fire
Set in a world of Empires and mysterious magical "gifts", the story follows Vaelin Al Sorna, the son of the once-Battle Lord of the Unified Realm as he makes his way through the religious order known as the Faith, makes a name for himself as a swordsman, and discovers he and everyone around him are merely pawns in a much, much bigger game.

Book 2: Tower Lord
Book 3: Queen of Fire
Set in a world of Empires and mysterious magical "gifts", the story follows Vaelin Al Sorna, the son of the once-Battle Lord of the Unified Realm as he makes his way through the religious order known as the Faith, makes a name for himself as a swordsman, and discovers he and everyone around him are merely pawns in a much, much bigger game.
