John Patterson

The Secrets of Sarmasia John Patterson

Even as Prince Jaesaerion and his mother, Queen Deren, make plans to take down the evil slave masters of the Gholscari Supremacy, the enemy attacks the coast of Dal Riata, driving a desperate flock of refugees from their burning homes. As the Widows of Ossrig flee for their lives, as the Prince Regent and his Royal Knights and mysterious, deadly Rangers sail off in their new Little Clippers to try to save them from a terrible fate. The Gholscari aren't taking any prisoners, and the battle becomes a desperate race and then a legend, as the Prince Regent's new sword finally tastes Gholscari blood. From Max, their new High Septor and his big dog named Levi, to the tiny little red-headed Treligo, who barely escapes a grisly death by warhound before she steals the hearts of the Centriona, new characters come to life and join the cast as it grows. And out from The Bottoms of Serpen City, a new Army of the Queen rises, as Queen Deren summons the Greatsons of Sarmasia up from a lifetime of pretending into a future of power. A new generation begins to unfold, as new lives are knit and born, and the Dunisbars and their loyal, loving Folk forge a new and powerful union with their old neighbors to the south. Old houses rise and new ones are christened, as the people of the Flagstone Isles prepare for war even while they practice peace.