Hand of the King's Evil
Hand of the King's Evil was published in the US as Hand of the King's Evil and The End of All Roads.
The Kingdom of Outremer was forged from the hot blood and cold steel of battle, but a fragile peace has come at last. Still, the threat of war stalks its borders and heresy lurks within, the poison seeping from its own renegade state of Surayon. Julianne, already wife to a lord of Outremer, has married the kingdom's greatest enemy, Hasan – war-leader of the mighty Sharai tribes. Kidnapped on her wedding night, she is held captive in an abandoned castle, the lure for a trap whose intended prey is far from clear. As Julianne's friends rush to her rescue, Hasan follows them with his whole army in pursuit. An army of the poor is also marching to an uncertain end, following a preacher with a blessed relic and a gift for miracles. And as the righteous rise to cleanse Outremer, all paths converge on the vanished state of Surayon – whose borders can only be breached by treachery and blood.
Hand of the King's Evil is the dramatic conclusion to a spellbinding fantasy epic.
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Chaz Brenchley
Chaz Brenchley (born 1959) is a British writer of novels and short stories, associated with the genres of horror, crime and fantasy.
Winner of the British Fantasy Society's August Derleth Award in 1998 for Light Errant (and not, as often stated, the Outremer series), he has also published three books for children and more than 500 short stories in various genres. His time as Crimewriter-in-Residence at the St Peter's Riverside Sculpture Project in Sunderland resulted in the collection Blood Waters. Brenchley has also been writer in residence at the University of Northumbria.
Chaz Brenchley also writes under the pseudonyms of Daniel Fox and Ben Macallan.
Outremer
Outremer trilogy is also known as Kingdom of Outremer and The Books of Outremer. This trilogy was split into six volumes for the US market.
Outremer consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
