The second book of the Lightbringer trilogy. The doomed city of Thrull has been destroyed. The first part of the prophecy has been fulfilled. But for Urthred, the hideously scarred priest of Flame, the quest has only just begun. He and his companions must seek the formidable Man of Bronze.

Something dark is moving in distant nations, and ancient powers ready themselves for a final confrontation. A Dark Queen has raised a standard in remote lands and is gathering armies of unmatched might. Into this battleground of good and evil come a band of 'desperate men' who will embark on a quest that is at best dangerous and at worst suicidal. Among them is Nakor the Isalani, a gambler who knows more magic than most magicians, yet who claims magic doesn't exist. He alone...

With the Illandian Spring Tournament in full swing, the citizens and nobles of Arkaelyon’s capital city are in a fever of excited speculation as the king’s only daughter, Danielle de Brie, and her twin brother, Kane, prepare to face each other in the tourney ring for the deciding match. Determined to free herself from the fear her twin brother has always provoked in her and to show the world that men such as Kane de Brie can be defeated, Danielle has every intension of making her brother’s...