Blades Like Lightning

Blades Like Lightning is an adventure novel written by Meilir Brevil about the adventures of him and Taeris Redcrash. The second work to feature the duo, Meilir and Taeris head north into Skyrim on Taeris' continuing search for purpose and Meilir's search for wealth&women. When Whiterun farmers plead Taeris to rid them of a powerful Wispmother's evil influence, he'll join with the Companions to defeat the beast and free the Hold of it's evil.

The novel was incredibly popular, riding off of the first's success, but was noted for being less grounded than The Man With Two Swords. The book's depiction of Nords was highly criticized, as he displayed the race as simple, barbaric, and single-minded, (although he defended it as accurate), and actually nearly got him and Taeris executed when they venture to Falkreath, as the book poked some fun at it's Jarl.