- Fantasy, Fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fantasy fiction
To save two kingdoms from a despot's rule, one man must journey into the unknown, seeking answers to the strange and powerful secret that so plagues him.Wyl Thirsk, loyal soldier of Morgravia, has seen his best friend slain, his sister tortured, and his mentor sent to certain death, all at the hands of his sovereign, the cruel and manipulative King Celimus.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Fiona McIntosh
- First published
- 2005
- Pages
- 504
- Publisher
- Hachette, Eos, Orbit
- Editions
- 7
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9780060747589
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