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Child of Flame
Lost and alone in an unknown country, Alain struggles to survive as he is unwittingly drawn into an ancient conflict between humankind and their old enemy, the Cursed Ones.
Separated from her husband and child, Liath must undergo her greatest test in a land of exile. Only here can she hope to discover the truth of her parentage and learn the extent of her remarkable powers.
Mourning the loss of his wife, the bastard prince Sanglant seeks his father, King Henry, to warn him about the conspiracy of powerful sorcerers who wish to destroy the Aoi, the Lost Ones, once and for all - no matter how much destruction their magic will unleash.
But King Henry's gaze is fixed on the throne of Aosta and the imperial crown left vacant for two generations.
As a Quman army, sweeping in from the eastern steppes, ravages the Wendish countryside, Henry marches south, ignoring the pleas of his beleaguered subjects. The great cataclysm, foretold in the stars, is approaching.
Read an excerpt from Child of Flame.
QUOTES
"An elegantly intricate tapestry of full-bodied characters who will fascinate and intrigue readers to the very last page."-Romantic Times
"Human and compelling; Elliott's writing is one of the best arguments for the value of multivolume works."-Fantasy & Science Fiction
REVIEWS
Publishers Weekly (Starred Review):
"Newcomers to this series will appreciate the narrative's brisk pacing, as well as Elliott's formidably competent world building (particularly the courts and the village of the Hallowed One) and carefully considered systems of magic and tactics that display more than an average knowledge of military history, religion and folklore. ...[E]ntirely captivating."
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