Synopsis:
"Words are weapons. Princess Skara has seen all
she loved made blood and ashes. She is left with only words. But the
right words can be as deadly as any blade. If she is to reclaim her
birthright, she must conquer her fears and sharpen her wits to a lethal
edge.
Only half a war is fought with swords. The deeply cunning Father Yarvi has walked a long road from crippled slave to king’s minister. He has made allies of old foes and stitched together an uneasy peace. But now the ruthless Grandmother Wexen has raised the greatest army since the elves made war on God, and put Bright Yilling at its head—a man who worships only Death.
Sometimes one must fight evil with evil. Some — like Thorn Bathu and the sword-bearer Raith — are born to fight, perhaps to die. Others — like Brand the smith and Koll the wood-carver—would rather stand in the light. But when Mother War spreads her irons wings, she may cast the whole Shattered Sea into darkness."
Only half a war is fought with swords. The deeply cunning Father Yarvi has walked a long road from crippled slave to king’s minister. He has made allies of old foes and stitched together an uneasy peace. But now the ruthless Grandmother Wexen has raised the greatest army since the elves made war on God, and put Bright Yilling at its head—a man who worships only Death.
Sometimes one must fight evil with evil. Some — like Thorn Bathu and the sword-bearer Raith — are born to fight, perhaps to die. Others — like Brand the smith and Koll the wood-carver—would rather stand in the light. But when Mother War spreads her irons wings, she may cast the whole Shattered Sea into darkness."
Synopsis:
"A world made by the Eight Creators on which to play out their games
of passion and power, Paradise is a sprawling, diverse, often brutal
place. Men and women live on Paradise as do dogs, cats, ferrets, goats,
and horses. But dinosaurs predominate: wildlife, monsters, beasts of
burden-and of war. Colossal plant-eaters like Brachiosaurus; terrifying
meat-eaters like Allosaurus, and the most feared of all, Tyrannosaurus
rex. Giant lizards swim warm seas. Birds (some with teeth) share the sky
with flying reptiles that range in size from bat-sized insectivores to
majestic and deadly Dragons.Thus we are plunged into Victor Milán's splendidly weird world of The Dinosaur Lords, a place that for all purposes mirrors 14th century Europe with its dynastic rivalries, religious wars, and byzantine politics…except the weapons of choice are dinosaurs. Where vast armies of dinosaur-mounted knights engage in battle. During the course of one of these epic battles, the enigmatic mercenary Dinosaur Lord Karyl Bogomirsky is defeated through betrayal and left for dead. He wakes, naked, wounded, partially amnesiac-and hunted. And embarks upon a journey that will shake his world."
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