At long last, the conclusion to Glen Cook's Dread Empire saga has
arrived! King Bragi Ragnarson is a prisoner, shamed, nameless, and held
captive by Lord Shih-kaa and the Empress Mist at the heart of the Dread
Empire.
Far away in Kavelin, Bragia's queen and what remains of his army
seek to find and free their king, hampered by the loss or desertion of
their best and brightest warriors. Kavelina's spymaster, Michael
Trebilcock, is missing in action, as is loyal soldier Aral Dantice.
Meanwhile, Dane, Duke of Greyfells, seeks to seize the rule of Kavelin
and place the kingdom in his pocket, beginning a new line of succession
through Bragia's queen, Dane's cousin Inger.
And in the highest peaks of the Dragona's Teeth, in the ancient castle Fangdred, the sorcerer called Varthlokkur uses his arts to spy on the world at large, observing the puppet strings that control kings and empires alike, waiting... For the time of the wrath of kings is almost at hand, and vengeance lies along a path to coldness of heart.
Glen Cook is the author of dozens of novels of fantasy and science fiction, including The Black Company, The Garret Files, Instrumentalities of the Night, and the Dread Empire series. Cook was born in 1944 in New York City. He attended the Clarion Writers' Workshop in 1970, where he met his wife. He currently makes his home in St. Louis, MO.
