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Brackenrock stands tall and isolated, offering humanity refuge in the harsh realm of Icereach. Here, the elven Messenger Kerrick Fallabrine has made a home, teaching the humans numerous skills. However, near the fortress, enemies are constantly prepared, wielding a powerful destructive magic encased in a golden sphere. The existence of this weapon forces the humans inside the fortress to confront the looming threat of extinction that lies outside their walls. In this second book of the epic Dragonlance trilogy, the reader is transported to the heart of an unknown realm where the world beneath the Icewall trembles with war, slavery, and greed.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Douglas Niles
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