Book description
Award-winning author Catherine Asaro, creator of The Skolian Empire,
returns to the world of Aronsdale, a place rich with magic and power.
One generation after war had nearly destroyed three nations, evil was
returning. And only Mel Dawnfield's daring sacrifice could stop it &
The promise of peace rested on this young woman's noble vow: to marry
Cobalt the Dark-- heir to a family of legendary cruelty. With only her
uncontrolled spells to guide her, isolated in Cobalt's solitary home in
the Misted Cliffs, knowing poisoned blood ran through her husband's
veins, Mel struggled to embrace her unexplored mage powers and unveil
the light in her shadowy new world-- including the radiance hidden in
her husband's soul. For her enemies were gathering strength and they
would soon unleash the darkest of evils in the name of war. In the final
battle, Mel's ability to harness her magic would mean the difference
between a harmonious world & and annihilation. Award-winning
author Catherine Asaro, creator of The Skolian Empire, returns to the
world of Aronsdale, a place rich with magic and power. One generation
after war had nearly destroyed three nations, evil was returning. And
only Mel Dawnfield's daring sacrifice could stop it & The promise of
peace rested on this young woman's noble vow: to marry Cobalt the Dark--
heir to a family of legendary cruelty. With only her uncontrolled spells
to guide her, isolated in Cobalt's solitary home in the Misted Cliffs,
knowing poisoned blood ran through her husband's veins, Mel struggled to
embrace her unexplored mage powers and unveil the light in her shadowy
new world-- including the radiance hidden in her husband's soul. For her
enemies were gathering strength and they would soon unleash the darkest
of evils in the name of war. In the final battle, Mel's ability to
harness her magic would mean the difference between a harmonious world
& and annihilation.
