A. B. B. Olson

War dominates Nymy os. Strong ties of friendship are now fraying as truths and betrayals are revealed. Alliances are put to the test as blood is spilled across the width and breadth of Nymy os. As the enemies of Blackhaven come ever closer to their goal, their tactics become more ruthless. Assassins battle each other, armies clash and rulers scheme; all in a desperate attempt to gain advantage in the battle. As the end of all approaches, loyalties will be challenged, honor will be tested, love will be questioned, lives sacrificed. Battles lost. Hope betrayed. Darkness will be embraced, strength will falter... And prophecy's final price will be paid.

"I will die when I die whether or not it is convenient for all of us. What matters is the purpose of my death." Tlonna Ew sd rn, the Magin Queen walked away to greet Sithian Rahlan, the very incarnation of evil, and her son, who stands at the gate of Blackhaven. His unwanted appearance will instigate a bloody war that launches the entire land of Nymy os into a raging battlefield. Blackhaven has been brought back from the brink of extinction, but as ties of alliances and friendships grow stronger within the noble kingdoms, so too does the hatred and tension of their enemies. One by one, Tlonna, her Lord Consort Losolin, and their dauntless companions watch as their strongest allies fall to the forces of evil, while Aidyn Sestuns, Master Assassin, the greatest ever to live, struggles against resurfacing dark desires, and comes face to face with death, and worse. He must find the strength to hold onto the Honor of Assassins, or abandon all that he has fought for and succumb to the darkness that haunts him.

In the land of Nymy os, home of the Twelve Kingdoms, war broils and demons run rampant, set loose by Midian Rahlan, a man of unending cruelty. In brave rebellion, a small group of survivors from Blackhaven, the razed kingdom of Elves, fights back with all their considerable might. But when Midian abducts the crown princess Everwood and parades her corpse before the gates of Blackhaven, their hopes turn to ashes. Until, eight years later, tortured by mysterious whisperings in her head and a rapidly-growing magical strength, a young she-elf named Tlonna appears in the wild Liberated Lands. Though she has no memory, and no home, she is determined to free the people of Nymy os from Midian's tyrannical rule. Fierce and brave, Tlonna sets out to give the land and her people a second chance, never knowing what truths and destinies will be forced upon her.