Farlan has welcomed those of magical heritage with open arms, but it has come at a price. The Brotherhood is amassing a large army in the Kingdom of Rane to the east with designs on not only conquering Farlan but slaughtering every mage and magical being that dares to stray into their path. Thad has sent out his friends in hopes of rallying the magical creatures to defend the only known safe haven in Kurt. The dwarves that hide in their valley, the elves of the wooded isle, and the Vathari who dwell deep in the underearth—they are the only hope Farlan has to win. As the last of the winter snows melt, Thad must ride out to face the coming horde with his meager army and pray that help comes soon; otherwise, all will be lost.
D.W. Jackson was born in McAlester Oklahoma, Attended College at Oklahoma City University, and Northeastern State University. As soon as he graduated high school in 2001 he joined the Oklahoma National Guard. In 2003 he was Sent along with five others from his unit to Iraq where he spent slightly over a year in deployment. After returning home he worked as a pipeline surveyor traveling all across the U.S. in 2009 he took a job as a correctional officer for the state of Oklahoma where he worked at both a medium and minimal security level prison. In 2012 his heath declined and was unable to continue working. With time on his hands and out of books to read he decided to pursue his dream of being a writer.
I loved this book almost as much as the others. I didn't give this one the five stars like all the rest of this series because I felft there should have beeen more. It felt like he was rushed through it. But like all good books it left you wanting more, unfortnatly it sounds like the end to Thad's story but the beginning to a whole lot more. All in all it was a great book.
I really enjoyed this series. The characters were great and the plot line was engaging. However, the ending was very abrupt. It tied off well, but was rushed, there could have easily been another book. Also I found the third book dragged a bit. Overall, an enjoyable series for those who love this type of genre.
I wish I didn't have to finish every series I start, because this series is trash. From the dialogue to the naming of characters and places, everything is jarring and jagged. From a dwarf who never gets a real name after 3 books to "Killian the Katanga"
I had to give this book 5 starts because even though it was rife with bad grammar, Spelling and misused words I was so caught up in the story I could not put it down and had to immediately move on to the next book when finished.