Three of the four free realms have fallen to the dread march of the Lord of Morgonnun and his invincible army. Only the Kingdom, led by Avalind, stands in his way, and her forces are hopelessly outmatched. Yet a faint hope lingers. Mussa has survived, albeit hunted by his men. Larussi and Song, aided by the thief, Tammas, have escaped the ruins of Kurial and found the boy's long-lost sister, Strella.
All is set for an epic showdown that will determine the fate of everyone for all time. Should the Lord win, he will devour the living hearts of all four queens and make himself immortal as well as invincible.
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David Waine was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in 1949. He is the youngest of three brothers, all of whom went on to become teachers like their father. It was during his teaching career that he developed an interest in writing, initially plays, and his adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' was performed at the Cockpit Theatre in London (the forerunner of Shakespeare's Globe) as part of the Globe Theatre restoration in 1991. He took up novel writing after leaving the profession, and his first published work, The Planning Officers appeared in 2011. He lives with his wife in the foothills of the Pennines.
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