Realm of Light

The stunning conclusion to the Ruby Throne Trilogy from the national bestselling author of Reign of Shadows and Shadow War. After nine centuries-and ten lifetimes-the Emperor Kostimon is dead, and darkness sweeps the land. The emperor's young widow, Elandra, has fled the shadows of war with her champion, the warrior Caelan-the man she has grown to love. But is the emperor truly dead? Or can the power of the shadow god bring him back? Elandra must make a fateful decision-to fulfill her destiny on the throne, or to follow her heart. And the warrior Caelan must stand and fight-for his life, for his love, and for the entire kingdom.