Description
The DeÁine are back! And that means trouble for the five Islands . . . For thirty years an uneasy truce has existed between the Islanders and their would-be conquerors, the DeÁine, but that's about to change. In easternmost Rheged, Ruari MacBeth thinks all he has to worry about is the bad news he's bringing back home - he couldn't be more wrong. Before he knows it he finds himself a hunted man and his world in turmoil. On the southern Island of Prydein what should have been a simple diplomatic visit for the young queen Alaiz swiftly turns into a nightmare as she and her companion are kidnapped. On northern Celidon a former Knight, Maelbrigt, finds himself battling with bands of killer Hunters as he desperately tries to save the life of Taise, the woman he loves. For Cwen and her new friend Swein in Brychan the bigger danger seems to come from the mad and dangerous King Edward for whom murder is a sport and power a drug. Yet rumours abound and the DeÁine are never far from any of their minds. Are the DeÁine war-mages already in the Islands? Time is running short if the Islanders are to prevent the DeÁine's plans from becoming reality. Only together will they be in with a fighting chance of winning and keeping their freedom.
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