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Betrayed and double-crossed, Arithon s'Ffalenn, the desperate Fellowship Sorcerers, and the last Prince of Rathain, are forced to gamble the future of Athera and their hope of unity. They must fight Marak's horde of free wraiths, unleashed one by one from the shielding grip of the star wards. As the Inflexible terms sealed by Dakar's oath of debt will be forfeit, Arithon's life becomes the fulcrum that shifts the game board.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Janny Wurts
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