After two thousand years, the No-God is returning. Behind the politics, beneath the religious fervour, a dark and ancient evil is reawakening. And into this world steps a man like no other, seeking to bind all - man and woman, emperor and slave - to his own mysterious ends.īut the fate of men - even great men - means little when the world itself may soon be torn asunder. An exiled barbarian chieftain seeks vengeance against the man who disgraced him. The spiritual leader of the Thousand Temples seeks a Holy War to cleanse the land of the infidel. A military genius plots to conquer the known world for his Emperor but dreams of the throne for himself. Part Dante's "Inferno" and part Conrad's "Heart Of Darkness", this is fantasy literature like you've never read before.' - BlogcriticsĪ score of centuries has passed since the First Apocalypse and the thoughts of men have turned, inevitably, to more worldly concerns.Ī veteran sorcerer and spy seeks news of an ancient enemy. 'A journey unlike any other you have experienced.
The final cinematic scene, of a vast landscape filled with enormous armies, nicely sets the stage for book three of this daringly unconventional series in the Tolkien mold.' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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