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.
The Vagrant is a 2015 science-fantasy debut novel by , which won the David Gemmell Morningstar Award. The Vagrant
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 protagonist is entirely mute and has no