Scree has been wiped from the face of the Land in a brutal demonstration of intent. While those responsible scatter to work on the next step in their plan, the stakes are raised - all the way to the heavens - as the Gods themselves enter the fray. Returning home to a nation divided by fanaticism,...
In a land ruled by prophecy and the whims of Gods, a young man finds himself at the heart of a war he barely understands, wielding powers he may never be able to control.
The eyes of the Land are on the minor city of Scree, suffering from an unnatural drought and surrounded by volatile mercenary armies that may be its only salvation. The Twilight Reign is coming, and nothing lies beyond the reach of its shadow.
From some of those passing, civilians and soldiers alike, came a few askance glances, but bizarrely, that was all: no shouts or curses, no drawn weapons . . . Were these people used to such strange sights that an armed enemy in their midst was barely noteworthy? In a Menin camp, a Narkang soldier...
Tesk had brought the reports they had been waiting for and shown the presence of mind to question each Investigator as she did. As a result, Narin found himself hurriedly swallowing a few mouthfuls of food while Rhe read aloud the report on shamanism and old religions of the lands of House Iron –...
The crowds had braved a brisk wind and swirling eddies of snow to line the streets all the way to the palace. Under scarves and caps skin was reddened and raw, but lifted by the smiles and cheers that greeted the troops. A victory parade through the city always brought out the people, if only to ...
He had been educated from birth to take his father’s place, taught how to use men like disposable tools. His foresight had led to the creation of a network within each city-state that was unrivalled throughout the Land. It was run by Whisper, one of Lesarl’s coterie of unofficial ministers, and b...
After weeks of winter misery, the citizens needed no more encouragement than a little sun to fill the streets, however uneasy they were at the sight of unfamiliar uniforms. Mihn stood at his lord’s side on a raised stone platform in Bloodletters Square, on the southern edge of the city, watching ...
In his bones he heard it, rumbling up from the dark places underground to shake the very stones of the city. He stared up at the overcast sky, then all around at the courtyard. The veteran soldier found himself suddenly and unaccountably afraid. He reached behind his back and drew one scimitar, b...
The majority, it is true, were granted Godhood for finding enlightenment through perfection of their chosen calling. This remains an example to us all without pretending it was true for all. Our world is a dangerous place and our Gods first needed a power-base ; entirely sensible to my mind and t...
Lynx blinked, his head pounding from the fall and the exertion of jogging through dark city streets. They only had a handful of horses left and only two of the group were riding – Anatin leading the way and the beautiful madwoman, Toil, who lolled uncertainly in the saddle and would have fallen w...