The time of Ruin has come. The meaning of the Prophecy is becoming clear at if Ruin cannot be stopped, all of memory will transform into nightmare. In the tunnels of the Underland, a place of phantoms, monsters, and creatures of god-like power, Aranfal and Brandione are drawn into the game to end all games - a desperate search for the very first memory - while Canning and Drayn grapple with both ancient adversaries and their own abilities. Hunting for a way to destroy Ruin, Brightling journeys into the heart of the Machinery. As she descends, though, she discovers that Ruin is already more powerful than anyone could have imagined. The future - and the past - of the Overland will be reshaped as Gerrard Cowan's mesmerizing epic of power, magic, and memory reaches its finale.
Gerrard Cowan is the author of The Machinery trilogy (HarperVoyager UK), a fantasy about a world whose leaders are chosen by a machine - until the machine breaks. The Machinery, The Strategist and The Memory are all available in ebook and print.
Gerrard lives in Ireland with his wife Sarah and their children. His first known work was a collection of poems on monsters, written for Halloween when he was eight; it is sadly lost to civilisation. When he isn't writing strange fantasy books he works as a freelance journalist.