Rise Of The Alliance Iv

The climax to the Rise of the Alliance saga begins with Detlev's boys taking two prisoners as they retreat to their lair on Five, the sister world that has been lifeless for nearly five thousand years. Reviled by both sides, the one thing they can trust is their strength, their training, and each other. Or so it seems. Meanwhile, unknown to both Norsunder and the Sartoran mages, there are secrets within that world that will change everything. The high-stakes hunt continues on two worlds as the surviving allies step into adult roles one by one, just to find themselves with greater challenges as the world hurtles inexorably toward Norsunder's final reckoning . . .

War is coming.The daring rescue of Cristen Morra may have strengthened Maxim Darius' grip on power, but it's also radicalized the frontier worlds.More than seven hundred planets have joined the breakaway Alliance of Independent Systems under the leadership of Richard Martel.Their improvised battle fleet is stronger than anything the Commonwealth can set against them. When they strike, the Commonwealth - and Maxim Darius - will be pushed to the brink.The second in a four-book series, Rise of the Alliance chronicles the last, desperate efforts to avoid war and the opening volleys of a conflict that could devastate known space.

The second book of an epic fantasy trilogy set in the beloved world of the Inda novels follows untested young rulers, who must cooperate to protect their world from a mysterious magical threat. Long-dormant magical forces are moving once again in Sartorias-deles. Agents of Norsunder, a mysterious bastion of incredible dark power, have reappeared in the world, amassing resources and sowing instability. Firejive continues the epic saga political and magical threats leading to Norsunder's return. Our heroes span continents and cultures, ambitions and desires, but share one characteristic: they are young leaders. Many are rulers of unstable nations, growing into their power and their identities, but they seek ways to trust and bind themselves together--and find th strength to defend against a host that has crushed entire worlds. Set in the complex world of Sartorias-deles, Sherwood Smith returns readers to the enthralling saga begun with the military action of the Inda series and continuing in the magic-based cultural drama of Banner of the Damned, bringing together deadly high politics, engaging worldbuilding, and nuanced examinations of power, love, and betrayal.

All hunts converge on Chwahirsland, furnishing new twists in the on-going saga of the alliance of young rulers . . .

Long-dormant magical forces are moving again in Sartorias-deles. In volume one, A Sword Named Truth, a shaky alliance made among young rulers brought too early to their thrones survived a first foray, commanded by Siamis, the handsome young Norsundrian who was born four thousand years ago. Siamis was defeated, and the world celebrated, believing peace had come! But the world's mages know it's not the quiet of peace-it's the stillness before the storm. At the start of volume two, The Blood Mage Texts, the alliance seems to be a thing of the past as everyone is dealing with the fallout of the abortive attack. Rel the Traveler arrives back home to a surprise that has been awaiting him since he was first adopted, launching him on a personal quest. Jilo, the king who is not a king, finds what looks like dangerous magical texts and hands them off to his friend Senrid, young king of Marloven Hess, who is in the midst of wrestling with his warlike nation. When word gets out that these eight-hundred-year-old blood mage texts are in the ignorant hands of youngsters, all of Norsunder's mages want them. Meanwhile Siamis has gone renegade, hunted by both sides. All the searches converge on Chwahirsland, furnishing new twists in the on-going saga of the alliance of young rulers . . .