Set in an alternate Europe where bloody conflicts rage, the first book
of the Crown of Stars epic fantasy series chronicles a world-shaking
conflict for the survival of humanity
It begins with civil war....
For though King Henry still holds the crown of Wendar, his reign has
long been contested by his sister Sabella. There are many eager to flock
to her banner, and there are ways to make even the most unwilling lord
into a weapon pointed at the heart of Henry's realm.
Torn by internal strife, Wendar also faces deadly raids from the north
by an inhuman race, the Eika. And now terrifying portents are being
seen; old ruins restored to life under the light of the full moon and
peopled by the long-vanished Lost Ones; dark spirits walking the land in
broad daylight.
And suddenly two innocents are about to be thrust into the middle of the
conflict.
Liath, who has spent her early years fleeing from unknown enemies, is a
young woman with the power to change the course of history if she can
only learn to master her fear and seize what is rightfully hers.
While Alain, a young man who may find his future in a vision granted by
the Lady of Battles, must first unravel the mystery of who he
is--whether the bastard son of a noble father, the half-breed child of
an elfin lord, the unwanted get of a whore, or the heir to a proud and
ancient lineage. For only when he discovers the truth can he accept the
destiny for which he was born.
Liath and Alain, each trapped in a personal struggle for survival, both
helplessly being drawn into a far greater battle, a war in which sorcery
not swords will determine the final outcome, and the land itself may be
irrevocably reshaped by the forces unleashed....
