Queen of the North (Book 3) (Songs of the Scorpion)
by James A. West
Epic Fantasy, high fantasy, action adventure, maigc, dragons, heroes
The long cold sleep of winter is closing in on the Iron Marches and Rathe Lahkurin, the exiled Scorpion of Cerrikoth. He and his companions have a single chance to leave the frozen northlands, but relentless forces are working hard to ensure they can never escape.
One is the Shadowman, a ruthless foe driven by old hatreds and guarded by the blackest of sorceries. Another enemy is a power-mad monk who, in order to have his revenge and take his spoil, is willing to scorch the Iron Marches in the flames of war. A mysterious band of outlanders has also joined the hunt. They will stop at nothing to bend Rathe to their will, even if that means using the lives of his friends against him.
Meanwhile Queen Erryn, once a thieving urchin with too much fire in her heart, learns that claiming a crown is easy, but keeping it is a bloody struggle. Threatened with sure annihilation, she and her general conceive of a daring plan to strike at her greatest adversary. To succeed, she and her army of mercenaries must survive crossing the Gyntor Mountains, but what she finds lurking within those merciless crags will change her destiny and haunt her for eternity.
Behind all the scheming and maneuvering, fate is pulling its own strings….
The long cold sleep of winter is closing in on the Iron Marches and Rathe Lahkurin, the exiled Scorpion of Cerrikoth. He and his companions have a single chance to leave the frozen northlands, but relentless forces are working hard to ensure they can never escape.
One is the Shadowman, a ruthless foe driven by old hatreds and guarded by the blackest of sorceries. Another enemy is a power-mad monk who, in order to have his revenge and take his spoil, is willing to scorch the Iron Marches in the flames of war. A mysterious band of outlanders has also joined the hunt. They will stop at nothing to bend Rathe to their will, even if that means using the lives of his friends against him.
Meanwhile Queen Erryn, once a thieving urchin with too much fire in her heart, learns that claiming a crown is easy, but keeping it is a bloody struggle. Threatened with sure annihilation, she and her general conceive of a daring plan to strike at her greatest adversary. To succeed, she and her army of mercenaries must survive crossing the Gyntor Mountains, but what she finds lurking within those merciless crags will change her destiny and haunt her for eternity.
Behind all the scheming and maneuvering, fate is pulling its own strings….