Fortress Draconis

From Michael A. Stackpole, New York Times bestselling author and a master of epic fantasy, comes a stirring chronicle of magic, intrigue, passion, and the most unlikely of heroes... Once the grandest of human cities, Yslin now has a dark heart known as the Dimandowns. When Will, an orphaned young thief from the Dim, steals a prized artifact from the exiled Elves who share the fetid slums, his theft snares him in a web of prophecy. It also unites him with Kedyn's Crow, a shadowy human warrior, and Resolute, a Vorquelf determined to redeem his long-lost island home. To them, Will may be the last chance the world has to save itself from Chytrine, the northern tyrant who would be empress of the world. But their belief in Will finds few allies in a world torn by war and magick. Only Chytrine recognizes Will's destiny, and she sends her Dark Lancers to destroy him. Yet even as Will is tested, a new generation takes up arms where their predecessors failed. Alexia, princess of a dead nation, leads an army to oppose Chytrine. And the sorcerers of Vilwan have fashioned their own hero, Kerrigan Reese, with abilities no human has held for centuries. Together these heroes travel to the mysterious Fortress Draconis to stop Chytrine from stealing more fragments of the DragonCrown-a powerful artifact that, once in her control, will guarantee her dominion forever.Stackpole, Michael A. is the author of 'Fortress Draconis' with ISBN 9780553578492 and ISBN 0553578499.