The second instalment in this incredibly addictive fantasy series - perfect for readers of Robin Hobb, George R. R. Martin and Elizabeth Moon. Epic fantasy from a David Gemmell Award-winning author.
The second instalment in this incredibly addictive fantasy series - perfect for readers of Robin Hobb, George R. R. Martin and Elizabeth Moon. Epic fantasy from a David Gemmell Award-winning author.
She will not stand alone.
Five years after the assault on her stronghold home, Malian of Night remains missing, believed dead amidst the wilds of Jaransor. But not all accept her death and now both Darkswarm and Derai agents are on the hunt. Suspicion falls on Tarathan of Ar and Jehane Mor, who find themselves caught in a web of intrigue and murder amidst the Ijiri Festival of Masks. They flee bearing word of a death on the Wall - and a call to duty and honour that Malian and her comrade-in-arms, Kalan, must answer or be forsworn.Short-listed for David Gemmell Legend Award 2013
Helen Lowe is a fantasy author living in Christchurch, New Zealand. In 2012 she won the David Gemmell 'Morningstar' Award for her debut fantasy THE HEIR OF NIGHT. This success was closely followed by THE GATHERING OF THE LOST, and Helen is currently writing Daughter of Blood, the third novel in the 'Wall of Night' sequence.
SHE WILL NOT STAND ALONE. Five years after the assault on her stronghold home, Malian of Night remains missing, believed dead amidst the wilds of Jaransor. But not all accept her death and now both Darkswarm and Derai agents are on the hunt. Suspicion falls on Tarathan of Ar and Jehane Mor, who find themselves caught in a web of intrigue and murder amidst the Ijiri Festival of Masks. They flee bearing word of a death on the Wall - and a call to duty and honour that Malian and her comrade-in-arms, Kalan, must answer or be forsworn. Yet after five years of searching, the arms of the Derai's greatest hero remain lost to Malian and a return to the Wall of Night promises only defeat and death. Praise for The Heir of Night : 'A richly told tale of strange magic, dark treachery, and conflicting loyalties, set in a well-realised world' Robin Hobb 'Gallops along a rate of knots that almost leaves you gasping for breath' WalkerofWorlds.com 'Refreshing... a well-told tale' SFX Magazine
She will not stand alone.Five years after the assault on her stronghold home, Malian of Night remains missing, believed dead amidst the wilds of Jaransor. But not all accept her death and now both Darkswarm and Derai agents are on the hunt. Suspicion falls on Tarathan of Ar and Jehane Mor, who find themselves caught in a web of intrigue and murder amidst the Ijiri Festival of Masks. They flee bearing word of a death on the Wall - and a call to duty and honour that Malian and her comrade-in-arms, Kalan, must answer or be forsworn.
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