Magic, danger, and adventure abound for messenger Karigan G'ladheon in the sixth book in Kristen Britain's New York Times-bestselling Green Rider epic fantasy series - First-rate fantasy. --Library Journal Zachary Davriel Hillander, High King of Sacoridia, rues how much he has had to give up to lead his realm, including the freedom to live and love as he chooses. When an embassy from Eletia arrives to propose a joint venture between their realms to seek out an old ally in the rth, he is dismayed to learn that the one Sacoridian they have in mind to accompany their guide is the woman he truly loves but cant have: Green Rider Karigan G'ladheon. Karigan has only just returned from a dark future where Sacoridia has been conquered and is ruled by a despotic emperor, and she has t recovered in heart or mind. As if that is t eugh, the castle ghosts won't leave her alone. Though Zachary is loath to part from her so soon after her return, he kws she is the best choice to undertake the mission to the rth. Each step on their journey places Karigan and her companions closer to enemy territory and danger, for rthward lie the forces of Second Empire, Sacoridia's longtime foe, and Grandmother, the necromantic leader of Second Empire, has t been idle. She uses her magic to summon a wild elemental spirit to wreak havoc upon Zachary and his wife, Queen Estora. At first the Sacoridians succeed in fending off the creature, but it so covets Estora that it can't stay away. It abducts Zachary, assuming his form and his place at Estora's side--but when it is finally ousted, Zachary is still missing. Estora, alone and heavy with twins, must prepare her realm for the coming conflict from the confines of her bedchamber. Meanwhile, the danger only deepens for Karigan and her companions as they journey rth. When she finds herself caught in the midst of a clash between forces, Karigan must rescue and protect her king before she falls into a trap set by Grandmother--a trap that could give Second Empire the power to control the dead and all the demons of the hells.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
DAW Books
ISBN-10
0756408806
ISBN-13
9780756408800
eBay Product ID (ePID)
232449324
Additional Product Features
Series Part/Volume Number
06
Series Title
Green Rider (Hardcover)
Author Biography
Kristen Britainis the author of the New York Times-bestselling Green Rider series. She lives in an adobe house in the high desert of the American Southwest beneath the big sky and among lizards, hummingbirds, and tumbleweeds. Kristen can be found online at kristenbritain.com.
