The war has begun. With their first mission only a partial success, Rilan and the others now face the full power of the Regiment. Their homes are gone and supplies in Aleyra are dangerously low. As tensions grow between the kolchae and Siarthen leaders, Rilan realizes he must face two wars – one in Aleyra, and one against the Regiment. But when a kolcha is captured on a desperate mission to Setu, Rilan decides that he must take matters into his own hands if he and his friends are going to survive. With the Siarthens demands on one side and attacks from the Regiment on another, will Rilan be strong enough to save his fellow kolchae from the hands of the Sovereign?
If you took every major epic fantasy that has ever been written and twisted them all into one fantastic tale of magic, sword play, and just plain old fantasy fun, you might get the first half of this 235,000 word monster of a read. The last half is a
A half-zythian bard gets caught up in an affair with the Duchess of Highlake. The Duke wants him dead and our hero is forced to flee through a forest that no one has ever returned from.
