The King of the Crags
by:
Stephen Deas (author)
In his "utterly fascinating" (Book Smuggler) debut, The Adamantine Palace, Stephen Deas "restored [dragons] to all their scaly fire- breathing glory" (Daily Telegraph). Now, as the Realms teeter on the brink of war, the fate of humanity rests in the survival of one majestic white dragon.Prince...
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In his "utterly fascinating" (Book Smuggler) debut, The Adamantine Palace, Stephen Deas "restored [dragons] to all their scaly fire- breathing glory" (Daily Telegraph). Now, as the Realms teeter on the brink of war, the fate of humanity rests in the survival of one majestic white dragon.Prince Jehal has had his way-now his lover Zafir sits atop the Realms with hundreds of dragons and their riders at her beck and call. But Jehal's plots are far from over, for he isn't content to sit back and watch Zafir command the earth and sky. He wants that glory for himself- no matter who he must sacrifice to get it. The one thing Jehal fears is that the white dragon still lives-and if that is so, then blood will flow, on all sides...
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780451463760 (0451463765)
ASIN: 451463765
Publish date: February 1st 2011
Publisher: Roc
Pages no: 385
Edition language: English
Series: The Memory of Flames (#2)
The second book of a trilogy is always intriguing. Will there be a change of tempo or a new direction, or will it simply carry on from the first book? In this case, the answer is - both. The prologue overlaps directly with the last section of book one, and is perhaps the second best opening I've eve...
Dragons! Villains! Treachery and intrigue! Bloody excellent. I liked The Adamantine Palace enough to read the second book in the series, and I'll definitely be picking up The Order of the Scales.The writing is still a bit awkward in places, but the world-building is fantastic. I also like that there...