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Still reeling from plague and civil war, the Winter Kingdoms face an invasion force from across the Northern Sea led by a dark spirit mage in the name of ancient, vanquished gods. Summoner-King Martris Drayke and an untested generation of new rulers must stand against an unholy alliance of shadowy invaders. To prevail, Tris must win the uncertain support of the Dread, spirit-beings that stand guard within the sacred barrows over an even more fearsome threat imprisoned within. In the balance lies not only the freedom of the Winter Kingdoms but Tris's life and the soul of his young son, whose untested magic might be the biggest spoil of war.
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"As with all the other books in the series, this is part of a duology within a longer series and I think concludes Martin's Chronicles of the Necromancer books. I really enjoyed this series and I like how things turned out. I am also looking foward to Martin's next book series."
— Patrice (5 out of 5 stars)
The Dread Listener Reviews
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" This has become one of my favorite fantasy series. I love all of the characters, and I love that the focus stays on them rather than spending too time on what the villains are thinking. I hope there will be more books set in this world. "
— Meredith, 11/3/2013 -
" I thought the book was great. I enjoyed how the story can continue with the children of the characters. While I understand why they had smaller parts, or were entirely missing, I did miss some of the characters. Overall a good read "
— Charley, 8/28/2013 -
" I have enjoyed the books in this world and plan the read future works from the author. The characters are good and enjoyable but there are times when the books seem to wind down very quickly at the end of the story. "
— Don, 8/28/2013 -
" I just haven't been able to make myself finish this. I want to because I've invested time in this series, but I'm getting the feeling this is a toxic relationship. Somehow even with a war it feels as if nothing is happening. It was already formulaic to the extreme, and now it's gotten boring. "
— Michael, 3/16/2013 -
" A good wrap up of the story of the current generation of protagonists. Left it wide open to start a new series about their kids. The typical "here comes the bad guy, we better find some new skills/artifacts to deal with it," but still well written and enjoyable. "
— Jackson, 3/10/2013 -
" Loved it! So great to spend time with these characters again. "
— Lynn, 3/10/2013 -
" Not nearly enough Carina in this book. At this point in the series, I was pretty weary of the epic battle scenes as well. Overall, I very strong series, though. "
— Amber, 10/26/2012 -
" I really liked this series and although it's not perfect I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys good fantasy novels. "
— Rebecca, 10/22/2012 -
" Well done Gail Martin. While the book ended a little to fast for me, I still loved it. I gave it 5 stars because I couldn't put it down. No spoilers here, but it could easily have been made into a trilogy. "
— Craig, 7/28/2012 -
" I don't know what happened, but it seemed that the magic of the series was lost after the fourth book. "
— Joanna, 6/4/2012
About Gail Z. Martin
Gail Martin is a best-selling author, international speaker, new media marketing expert, and the owner of DreamSpinner Communications, a marketing consulting firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Martin is the author of 30 Days to Social Media Success. TheWashingtonPost.com named 30 Days to Social Media Success one of its Top 5 Business books. That title was also chosen by Fed-Ex Office and Office Max to be among a handful of books featured in-store, featured on LifeHack as one of 20 business books to read in 2016, and covered in a wide variety of media, including Inc., the Wall Street Journal, Worth, and Fox Business News. Martin holds an MBA in marketing.
About Kirby Heyborne
Kirby Heyborne is a musician, actor, and professional narrator. Noted for his work in teen and juvenile audio, he has garnered over twenty Earphones Awards. His audiobook credits include Jesse Kellerman’s The Genius, Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, and George R. R. Martin’s Selections from Dreamsongs.