The Vagrant is a 2015 science-fantasy debut novel by , which won the David Gemmell Morningstar Award.

Set 1,000 years after a demonic incursion from "The Breach" shattered humanity, the story follows a silent protagonist known only as the Vagrant. He is on a journey north to the last human bastion, the Shining City, to deliver a sentient, powerful sword called The Malice .

The setting is a "grimdark" post-apocalyptic landscape infested with demonic "Infernals" that corrupt rather than just kill. 2. Vagrant (Software) Vagrantfile | Vagrant - HashiCorp Developer

The Vagrant is famously accompanied by a baby (whom he protects) and a stubborn goat , the latter of which provides much of the story's dark humor and "comic relief".

The protagonist is entirely mute and has no internal monologue; readers must infer his thoughts through his actions and the reactions of others. The book is written in a rare present-tense omniscient perspective.

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The Vagrant is a 2015 science-fantasy debut novel by , which won the David Gemmell Morningstar Award.

Set 1,000 years after a demonic incursion from "The Breach" shattered humanity, the story follows a silent protagonist known only as the Vagrant. He is on a journey north to the last human bastion, the Shining City, to deliver a sentient, powerful sword called The Malice .

The setting is a "grimdark" post-apocalyptic landscape infested with demonic "Infernals" that corrupt rather than just kill. 2. Vagrant (Software) Vagrantfile | Vagrant - HashiCorp Developer

The Vagrant is famously accompanied by a baby (whom he protects) and a stubborn goat , the latter of which provides much of the story's dark humor and "comic relief".

The protagonist is entirely mute and has no internal monologue; readers must infer his thoughts through his actions and the reactions of others. The book is written in a rare present-tense omniscient perspective.