The Gauntlet and the Burning Blade

The Ferron Empire has been blighted by the rotstorm for 312 years, and the Stormguard defends the Undal Protectorate from its corruption. Behind the stormfront, an ancient conflict is stirring and a plan to kill a god is being hatched. The whitestaffs, the Protectorates healers and sages, have fled to their island citadel of Riven, weakening the realm and leaving Florés daughter Marta Skein-sick. Flore is dispatched to reason with them, but she will only discover the worst betrayal.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 13 April 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

For over three centuries, the rotstorm has relentlessly ravaged the remnants of the Ferron Empire, a catastrophic event born from an unholy war between divine beings. Its malevolent presence manifests as acid mists and deadly lightning, unleashing twisted monstrosities from the depths of its nightmarish realm. On the Stormwall, the valiant men and women of the Stormguard stand vigilant, their eyes keen and blades sharper, tirelessly defending the Undal Protectorate from the insidious corruption of the rotstorm. However, beneath the facade of the stormfront, a sinister plot is brewing, igniting the embers of an ancient conflict and a daring scheme to slay a god. The question remains: Will the Stormguard's steel be enough to withstand the impending tempest?

As the children of the storm unleash a relentless slaughter across the Northern Marches, the whitestaffs, the revered healers and sages of the Protectorates, have sought refuge in their island citadel of Riven. Their departure has weakened the realm, and more crucially, their absence spells doom for Florés daughter, Marta. Marta, plagued by skein-sickness, wastes away from the terrible magic inherited from her father, and only the whitestaffs possess the knowledge that could potentially save her. When Flore is dispatched to negotiate with the whitestaffs and convince them to return to the fold, she sees an opportunity to save both the protectorate and her beloved child. However, on the island of Iskander, where Flore is confined and chained, she will uncover the most heinous betrayal.

Weight: 278g
Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800244177