Monsters, manners, and magic combine in this exciting final volume in
the Heartstone Trilogy--an exhilarating blend of epic fantasy and Jane
Austen's Pride and Prejudice--in which a fearless healer and her
dragon-riding husband must stop a reawakened evil from destroying their
world.
"The summons comes for the House of Edan Daired. Debts must be paid."
Tristan Wydrick, sworn enemy of House Daired, is back from the dead.
Possessed by a ghast and sharing its shadowy unlife, he commands not
only the soul-sucked ghastradi, but also the monstrous Tekari forces
bent on Arle's destruction. As their enemies begin amassing, desperate
Arleans look to their greatest defenders. But Aliza and Alastair Daired,
along with their dragon Akarra, are far from home, trapped in the icy
northern wastes by Wydrick's treachery.
Fighting their way through blizzards, haunted forests, and their own
growing fears, the Daireds find a new battle awaiting them in the
capital, for the Tekari and ghastradi are not the only forces
converging on the heart of the kingdom. Another moves toward Arle,
riding the winds from the south: an ambassador from the Silent King of
Els.
Unknown enemy? Or unexpected ally? Plunged into the dangerous world of
royal intrigue and ancient grudges, Aliza and Alastair soon realize it
will take more than steel and dragonfire to save their kingdom, for the
silence of Els hides a secret that could shake House Daired to its
foundations.
And silence, it seems, is about to be broken.
