'Marvellous...vivid...thoroughly satisfying'
Publishers Weekly
'I thoroughly enjoyed the first volume...with all its surprises, and so was a little
worried that this would not live up to expectations. It did...It succeeds admirably in
keeping the attention and bringing in enough new events that you will definitely want to
read the last book.'
Starburst
'...expands on the vivid fantasy world introduced in The Anvil of Ice. This will
appeal to fans of high fantasy.'
Library Journal
For Alv - now Elof the Smith - the war was not yet won. Ker Bryhaine was still a
divided city; the Ekwesh, bloodily divided, would look for revenge; the mysterious girl
Kara and the beautiful but sinister Louhi who held her bound had escaped, by strange
means; and the Ice, implacably malevolent, continued its inexorable march southward.
So from Ker Bryhaine, torn by hatred and suspicion, Elof, Kermorvan, Ils of the
mysterious Duergar and their companions, mount an expedition to reach the legendary lost
cities of the East. If they can manage to reunite the war-torn peoples, after long
centuries, they may be able to stand together against the menace of the Ice. But to Elof
and Kermorvan the journey would also bring knowledge of the Powers ranged for and against
them, and of the secrets within themselves waiting to be revealed - secrets that would
play a part in the war yet to come. And what part in that would Kara and Louhi play?
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