'A writer who seems to set the rule for the genre' - WATERSTONE'S BOOKS QUARTERLY'Top-notch fantasy . . . a masterclass writer' - SFFWORLDIn Ethrea, Rhian sits upon a precarious throne. Defiant noblemen who won't accept her rule threaten the stability of her kingdom, Zandakar, a man she thought was her friend, has been revealed as the son of a woman sworn to destroy her and her husband, King Alasd...