Strife's Bane

''I loved these characters, even though I knew it was going to hurt. Heart-wrenching. Poignant. Lovely'' - Brandon Sanderson

The final instalment of the heart-breaking Shattered Kingdoms series.

In the south, the Shadari rebels have thrown off their Norlander oppressors and are struggling to rebuild their desert kingdom - but King Daryan is about to discover a secret cabal that has been working against everything he is trying to do.

Lahlil Eotan has left her great victory in Norland behind her in the hopes of reuniting with King Jachad of the Nomas - before his transformation into a god separates them for ever. But somehow she''s acquired a travelling companion in the form of one Rho Arregador, who won''t let her forget her role in the Shadar''s predicament or in her sister Isa''s chilling transformation.

But Daryan is facing more than treachery and plague: an ancient enemy with unimaginable powers is sailing towards him, determined to claim his country and his people as her own.

''Inventive . . . absorbing and rewarding'' - Kirkus on The Shattered Kingdoms