Tension mounts in Last Ridings. Brock's planned advance across the Ostern to liberate Pellarn fast approaches, and Gawain is plagued by a great snake of a worm which writhes relentlessly, robbing him of sleep, distracting him by day.
Allazar frets too; he has solved an ancient enigma, and neither he nor the King of Ashes can withstand the forces of elder times compelling them once more to action. There are questions to be asked, and there is only one place where the answers may be found.
With the threat of Eldenbeard and Eldengaze hovering close by, Gawain takes his leave of Elayeen and Last Ridings for what they hope will be a brief and final time. Time, Elayeen declares, has finally caught up with them. Time, Gawain hopes, for the ending of the worms which plague him still.
GJ Kelly was born near the white cliffs of Dover, England, in 1960. He spent a significant part of his early life in various parts of the world, including the Far East, Middle East, the South Atlantic, and West Africa. Later life has seen him venture to the USA, New Zealand, Europe, and Ireland. He began writing while still at school, where he was president of the Debating Society and won the Robb Trophy for public speaking. He combined his writing with his technical skills as a professional Technical Author and later as an internal communications specialist. His first novel was "A Country Fly" and he is currently writing a new fantasy title.
In case there are any questions, I give this whole series a 5 rating. I've read a LOT of fantasy in my 70 plus years and "The Longsword Chronicles" is in the top 2 or 3. GJ Kelly's writing is excellent, character development, interplay and depth is top-notch and the reader can really be drawn into the storyline.. One begins to care for and/or dislike the protagonists. I could go on but I hope you get the picture.