Words are weapons
Princess
Skara has seen all she loved made blood and ashes. She is left with
only words. But the right words can be as deadly as any blade. She must
conquer her fears and sharpen her wits to a lethal edge if she is to
reclaim her birthright.
Only half a war is fought with swords
The
deep-cunning Father Yarvi has walked a long road from crippled slave to
kings minister. He has made allies of old foes and stitched together
an uneasy peace. But now the ruthless Grandmother Wexen has raised the
greatest army since the elves made war on God, and put Bright Yilling at
its head a man who worships no god but Death.
Sometimes one must fight evil with evil
Some
like Thorn Bathu and the sword-bearer Raith are born to fight,
perhaps to die. Others like Brand the smith and Koll the wood-carver
would rather stand in the light. But when Mother War spreads her iron
wings, she may cast the whole Shattered Sea into darkness.