Patrick Harris – författare

On an eerie night much like this one, the King of Dembroch left on a secret mission, only to return in a casket.

THIRTY YEARS LATER

Identity unknown, the King''s Killer remains at large, gathering forces to slaughter innocents and drench an entire country in blood. It will happen, he promises, at the end of the Sinners'' Solemnities, a dark festival in which sacrifices breed monsters and madness.

Desperate to stop this act of terror, the Queen of Dembroch dispatches her defenders to reform the Arx Alliance, a formidable force for good from yesteryear. But best laid plans never go quite right.

Our heroes-Nick, Clay, Jenn, Meghan, and Page Trey-face a world of adventure and peril. There are islanders who yearn for new, permanent residents, Stricken Men who cannot die, and witches who crave their marked ones. Necromancers toy with death, telepaths hide their thoughts behind masks, and pirates burn treasure to quench their thirst. All the while, a monster calls for a new king, a devious trap awaits, and the dark festival approaches. It will be an evening of pure terror when a new moon rises on the winter solstice. The longest, darkest night of three decades.

THE SINNERS'' SOLEMNITIES

Set sail in the second installment of Author Patrick Harris'' classic tale about the hidden beauties and beasts of the world, the lengths we go for peace, and a desperate hunt that will tear our defenders asunder.

Death and chaos have found their way to Dembroch.

When all seemed lost, the Arx allied together to save Sir Nicholas from the King''s Killer. Many warriors were lost, but the future king was returned to the safest shores of Dembroch - as was a monster.

Deep within Sir Nicholas laid the dreaded monster Necrosis. Its might is legendary, its will unstoppable. And it''s loose. Within the night, it could destroy Dembroch completely and it will only stop when the world is in ruin.

So begins the race against time to save Dembroch, the Arx, and, truly, the world. Everyone has their own ways. The queen''s crown is put on trial. Meghan, Page Trey, and their new allies - and enemies - scavenge the inner sanctums of the Horror Hollow and its lethal beasts. Jenn and Clay risk all to mend their marriage and repair the seer''s Sight. Nick faces the trinity trials for the throne and a perilous choice only he can make. All is revealed: Merlin and mages, pillars and pirates, love and loss. And all the while, the King''s Killer creeps ever closer to Dembroch to settle the final question: Who will win the Widow''s War?

Dive in, if you dare, to the final tale of Author Patrick Harris'' Defenders of Dembroch!

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