In the Shadow of Kings (A Time of Dragons: Book 2) - Philip C. Quaintrell

nFrom Philip C. Quaintrell, author of The Echoes Sagan n'For lovers of your classic Tolkien, this series has it all' - Alan Coleman - Amazon customern n'Best newcomer to the genre. Philip is up there with Feist and Sanderson' - Philip Spick - Amazon customern n--n n nn nONLY ONE CAN END THE WAR.n nHE STANDS BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, A SAVIOUR AND A DESTROYER TO BOTH.n nDRAGONS AND AEGRES WILL FALL.n nBUT ONE CAN TURN THE TIDE.n n nn nOne who stands in the shadow of kings. Such has been seen by the doomed. The weight of ten thousand lives and all the realm besides now sits on Joran's shoulders. So much has already been sacrificed to bring him to the ancient doors of Drakanan, where he might take on the mantle of Dragon Rider and usher in a new age of heroes.n nBut a time of dragons is not all that has been seen...n nThe days are shadowed by approaching night. The war to devour all wars has come again. He who lies entombed in the dark will rise and the fires with him. Death cannot hold him. n nThe Skaramangians hold to this, their fingers pulling the strings of war to hide their dark deeds. In past and present they work towards a future that will reset the world. Evil will be made manifest in that world, and there remains no power in all of Verda capable of preventing it.n nAnd so the few, those who would be heroes, must take the road to madness if they are to prepare for the inevitable war. It is not a road they can all survive...n n nn n--n n'A rare talent. A wonderful new beginning!' - Stephen Dudley - Amazon customer - A Time of Dragonsn n'Philip Quaintrell is a master storyteller' - David Nichols - Amazon customer - A Time of Dragonsn