Book description
Still grieving the death of her son, the Holy Matriarch of Mann has
ordered her troops to embark on a mission to the Mercian Free Ports.
Riding at the head of her army she plans to finally conquer the city of
Bar-Khos, whose walls have kept them at bay for ten long years.
Ash has other plans for her. The old R shun warrior is determined that
he will have vengeance for the crimes she has committed. But such a
course of retribution is in direct opposition to everything he has lived
for - this isn’t a R shun vendetta - it’s personal.
While Ash battles with his conscience, Ché, the Matriarch’s personal
Diplomat and assassin, is questioning his own path. Watching as the
Mannian army slaughters their way across the world, he wonders whether
he believes any of the doctrine he has been taught to follow.
As the battle for Bar-Khos intensifies, more and more lives are
affected: Bahn who leaves all he loves in the city to try to protect it
from the ravening Mannian empire, Bull the murderer who senses a chance
to make things right, and Curl, the young prostitute who is determined
to seek her own retribution on the field of battle.
When the two armies clash - all looks set to be decided. But it’s not
sheer force that will win this battle. But the tormented determination
of one man seeking redemption . . . Colin Buchanan was born in
Lisburn, Northern Ireland, in 1973. From an early age he turned to
reading and writing fantastical works to escape his troubles. In school
he was the quiet dreamer who always sought out the back of the
classroom. Later, in his stretches of work as a copywriter, he would be
the quiet dreamer who always sought out the back of the office. In
recent years he has mostly settled down, and loves nothing more than a
late-night gathering around a fire with good friends.
Farlander
was his first novel in the Heart of the World series, he’s currently
working on the third.
