Now in mass-market paperbackApocalypse Now meets The Lord of the Rings in a bold new fantasy from the acclaimed author of the Iron Elves trilogy filled with heroic action that keeps fans coming back Publishers WeeklyA land of thick jungle and mist-swirled mountains An enemy moving unseen beneath the lush canopy The growing threat of thaumicsa magic wielded by few that threatens to destabilize all The youth of a kingdom sent to fight in a faraway hell while back home discord and disillusionment reign Fantasy author Chris Evans masterfully pushes the boundaries of the genre in his brilliant groundbreaking new epic a unique and penetrating vision channeling the cultural upheaval racial animus and wholesale destruction of the Vietnam War Plunging deep into the heart of a moral and mortal darkness reluctant soldiers in the distant nation of Luitox struggle for survival and for meaning amid a blazing drama of blood and magic They will duel a ghostly enemy fight to understand their roles in a sprawling maelstrom and ultimately wage war their waynot for glory or the Kingdom but for one another Chris Evans places the broad sword-and-sorcery archetypes squarely in a new and exciting environment New York Times bestselling author R A Salvatore.
