N K Schlaudecker

Greenman N K Schlaudecker

The Shattered God's determination to subdue the Elemental Worthies and their consorts, and with them, the whole of the land, has only grown as he stretches his newfound power, pushing back against the Hunter's threat as he mounts his own offense on those who would stand in his way. The gates to the Otherworld are closed, and Liam the half-blood, his cursed father, Bracken, and Siulta, a young Firesinger, priestess to the fire worshiping Travelers, have united in a quest to stop him, hoping to work out a way to free Tara, the now-captive Earth Mother, from the false god's grasp. Liam's mother, Tierney, races across the human realm toward the shelter of the Hunter's Wood, while the Hunter, Tara's consort, launches a brutal assault on the world of men, enraged and unbalanced by Tara's loss. Tinewald village shelters Liam and his companions for a time, until the Shattered God, Loxias, and his cult come, in the first bid to shake the faith of those still loyal to the Worthies. Liam must hide, or become a target as his magic begins to bud. He cannot hide forever.