The Everlorn Empire's grip on Thanet is tighter than ever. The God-Incarnate himself has arrived on its shores to crush the struggling rebellion and carry out his final, sinister plan: he will sacrifice the entire island in order to rise, reincarnated from its ashes. The rebellion is struggling to separate allies from enemies, and to figure out a way to stop the slow destruction of everything and everyone they care for. Meanwhile, Cyrus is disappearing deeper beneath the vicious mask of the "Vagrant". Under the mantel of the legendary assassin, he may be strong enough to take down the Empire, but at what cost?
Cyrus wants out. Trained to be an assassin in order to oust the invading Empire from his kingdom, Cyrus is now worried the price of his vengeance is too high. His old master has been keeping too many secrets to be trusted. And the mask he wears to hide his true identity and become the legendary "Vagrant" has started whispering to him in the dark. But the fight isn't over and the Empire has sent its full force to bear upon Cyrus's floundering revolution. He'll have to decide once and for all whether to become the thing he fears or lose the country he loves.
A usurped prince prepares to take up the mantel of a deadly assassin and reclaim his kingdom, his people, and his slain gods in this epic fantasy from a USA Today bestselling author. Cyrus was only twelve years old when his gods were slain, his country invaded, and his parents—the king and queen—beheaded in front of him. Held prisoner in the invader's court for years, Cyrus is suddenly given a chance to escape and claim his revenge when a mysterious group of revolutionaries comes looking for a figurehead. They need a hero to strike fear into the hearts of the imperial and to inspire and unite the people. They need someone to take up the skull mask and swords and to become the legendary...
Трен Фелхорн е негласен господар на цял Велдарен, успял да подчини на волята си всички престъпнически гилдии в града. Дори триумвиратът на най-заможните първенци изпитва затруднения да се противопоставя на могъщата му подземна империя. Мащабността на сблъсъка между сенките на престъпния свят е на път да се пренесе към следващите поколения. Безскрупулният и геиален Фелхорн е предвиждал подобно развитие: той планира да отгледа наследник, който ще го превъзхожда във всяко едно отношение. И по всичко личи, че младият Арон е на път да постигне именно това. Но не по начин, който баща му би одобрил…
Дълбоко в елфическите гори расте храст, чиито листа притежават потенциала да се превърнат в най-продавания наркотик на целия континент. Огромни богатства очакват съумелия да организира разпространяването му. Неколцина търговци от заможен пристанищен град изглеждат точните хора за подобно начинание. Само едно дребно обстоятелство стои на пътя на печалбите им: елфите смятат земята си за свещена. И не се поколебават да убият всеки, дръзнал да я оскверни. Сред заплахата от зараждаща се война се преплитат множество интереси. Мнозина в крайморския Ейнджълпорт не са доволни от прекаления възход на търговците. Един от недоволните е и самият Лори Кинън. Друг е имитатор, вдъхновяващ се от примера на...
Изминали са пет години от нощта на огън и кръв, в която Арон Фелхорн е погинал безвъзвратно. През тези пет години войната между гилдиите и Трифектата е навлязла в застой, но това не е позволило на престъпниците да отдъхнат — почти всяка нощ неколцина от тях умират, посечени от мъстящия Хаерн. Десетилетният конфликт припламва отново, когато синът на един от първенците на Трифектата бива отвлечен. И докато към Велдарен се стичат наемници, събирани за мащабен удар срещу престъпния свят, Хаерн прави все по-отчаяни опити да върне на града заслуженото спокойствие. Но той не подозира, че по дирите му са поели двама убийци. Единият е тласкан от собствено желание за възмездие. Другият, нает от хора...
Monsters have begun retaking the capital city of Londheim and claiming it for themselves. Humanity, fearful of being pushed out for good, has reacted with violence and destruction. Peace between the two races seems all but impossible. Devin will need to bring all his skills to bear in order to protect his friends and family amid the chaos. But the greatest threat to humanity's safety may well be closer than he expects. His sister is the most powerful priestess the world has ever seen . . . and she's fighting for the monsters.
Fear comes in the hands of prophets.... Upon returning to his beloved city of Veldaren, Haern the Watcher finds nothing but chaos. The Sun Guild has conquered all but a few stubborn remnants of the former thief guilds, destroying the peace Haern fought so hard to obtain. The Trifect is their next target, and Alyssa Gemcroft must reach out in desperation to whatever allies she can obtain, even if it means casting aside longtime friends. Within such chaos move the faithful to the dark god Karak, preparing for what the priest Luther had long feared: a siege of Veldaren by an army sworn to Karak's mysterious prophet. If the castle falls, all the world will suffer greatly. Through an artifact...
The angels were meant to protect Dezrel. They were meant to guide humanity out from the wreckage of the second Gods' War. But their high priest Azariah has betrayed them all. The ruling angels have fallen, their forms twisted, their color faded, and their wings stained black with the god Ashhur's disgust. In their rage, they are no longer content to guide. With Azariah at their head, they will rule. They will form their perfect world, no matter how many human lives must be sacrificed. In the north, the greatest remaining angel Ahaesarus gathers the beastmen tribes to wield them as an army against the Fallen. To the south, the surviving members of the Eschaton Mercenaries flee the...
Mordan has lost their king, and Harruq Tun is a poor replacement. He has slain a god, but he cannot quell the unrest growing between the angels and the humans they are supposed to protect. The thin line between protectors and rulers blurs with each bloody death. An army of beast-men lays siege to the north, while in the south, the nation of Ker invades seeking to overthrow the rule of angels. Those same angels are Mordan's only hope of defending itself on two fronts, if only they would look beyond the rebuilding of their fallen city. Wizards and paladins, priests and angels, they all seek to benefit from the chaos. But a single figure manipulates them all from the shadows, seeking to...