![]() In her quest to survive and win back her family’s throne she encounters spies and murderers, traveling players, and ancient gods.īehind the Shadowline, Prince Barrick Eddon of Southmarch is lost and spellbound in the land of the fairies. Meanwhile, the Autarch, the insane god-king of the southern continent, has set in motion his plan to bring the entire northern world–and most especially Southmarch Castle–under his sway.Īs she flees Southmarch, Princess Briony finds both allies and deadly enemies in unexpected places far from the land of her birth. Old magics are stirring beneath the ancient castle and behind the Shadowline, and the machinations of gods, fairies, and mortals threaten to spread devastation across the entire world. Everywhere in the north the fierce Twilight People, led by the ageless warrior-witch Yasammez, hold sway. With their father and brother taken from them, the royal twins Barrick and Briony have done their best to hold the kingdom together, but now Barrick has been captured in a failed war against the immortal Twilight People and Briony has been forced to flee the castle. ![]() Olin’s heir Kendrick is dead–slain by treachery and dark, bloody magic–and Kendrick’s younger brother and sister have barely escaped attempts on their own lives. King Olin Eddon is a prisoner in a faraway land. Of course, none of your kind has yet tried it.Ī year ago the March Kingdoms were at peace, the Eddon family held the throne, and all was right in Southmarch Castle and the north of the world. ![]() He considered for a moment when he spoke again, his thoughts were somber. For a moment, there was something almost like kindness in Gyir’s thoughts - almost, but not quite. Will we have to cross their lands, too? he asked.Īt some point, all who go to Qul-na-Qar, the great knife of the People, the city of black towers, must cross their lands. T he Dreamless - Barrick shivered at the name.
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