Book description
After the shattering events of THE STORMCALLER, the eyes of the Land
are on the minor city of Scree, which could soon be obliterated as the
new Lord of the Farlan plots his revenge against Scree's rulers.
Suffering under an unnatural summer drought and surrounded by volatile
mercenary armies that may be its only salvation, the city is a strange
sanctuary for a fugitive abbot to flee to, but he is only the first of
many to be drawn there. Kings and princes, lords and monsters; all walk
the sun-scorched streets while the evenings witness the performance of
cruel and subversive plays that work their way into the hearts of the
audience. Elite soldiers clash after dark and the city begins to tear
itself apart as the sanity of its citizens crumbles, yet even chaos can
be scripted. There is a malevolent will at work in Scree and one that
has a lesson for the entire Land; nations can be manipulated, prophecies
perverted, and Gods denied. Nothing lies beyond the reach of a shadow,
and no matter how great a man's power, there some things he cannot be
protected from. Tom Lloyd was born in 1979 in Berkshire. After a
degree in International Relations he went straight into publishing where
he still works. He never received the memo about suitable jobs for
writers and consequently has never been a kitchen-hand, hospital porter,
pigeon hunter, or secret agent. He lives in Oxford, isn't one of those
authors who gives a damn about the history of the font used in his books
and only believes in forms of exercise that allow him to hit something.
Visit him online at www. tomlloyd. co. uk.
