Storm and Cinder - Paperback

A continent is in the throes of rebellion. Self-styled emperor and warlord Cathal Sargon finds himself under siege by a phantom enemy and his own haunted memories. When a stranger from the north appears with a dire warning, a quest ensues to find a kidnapped girl who holds the fate of two nations in her hands. Talise, his young wife and a reluctant ruler, is left to govern a city on the brink of collapse where conspirators and a bloodthirsty cult lurk in the shadows. Corruption soon turns to chaos, and a dark presence begins to reveal itself, threatening to rip apart everything she holds dear. A dark, gritty, and fast-paced fantasy, Storm and Cinder weaves a tale of vengeance and bitter betrayal with memorable characters and shifting allegiances in this debut novel and first book of the Blood Eye saga.