Hightspall is dying.



Every year the winters worsen, and the realm's protextive magic disappeared with the traitor-king, Lyf, two thousand years ago. Now Lyf is back, bent on wiping Hightspall off the map and rebuilding his ancient land anew.



A slave orphaned by Lyf, Tali holds the key to saving the realm - or destroying it. Can she stop him before he tears Hightspall apart, and plunges the world into perpetual darkness?



PRAISE FOR THE TAINTED REALM TRILOGY



'A compelling story of vengeance, loyalty and the search for a place in the world.' Starred review, LIBRARY JOURNAL (USA) on VENGEANCE



'He knows how to spin an epic yarn and tell it with real gusto . . . ambitious in scope and tirelessly action-stuffed.' SFX on REBELLION



'This stunning sequel surpassed all my expectations and left me in awe of Irvine's writing and world building skills.' SPECONSPECFIC.COM on REBELLION



'a richly interwoven story. Great stuff!' AUREALIS EXPRESS on REBELLION