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War erupts across the Banished Lands, drawing rival factions into a brutal struggle for dominance. Corban flees his homeland in search of peace, yet finds no refuge in the west, as agents of Rhin and roaming giants pursue him. Veradis, torn between duty and the horrors he has witnessed, leaves the battlefield to serve his king. Maquin seeks vengeance, but faces pirate slavers and the brutal world of pit‑fighting. Nathair becomes entangled in the wars of the west when Queen Rhin marches against King Owain, all while chasing the legendary cauldron of giants. Sides are chosen, oaths are weighed, and in a land where hell has spilled forth, destinies will be fulfilled or broken.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: John Gwynne
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