Empire of Bones

Action and adventure, tyrants and rebels, humor and depth of purpose. Sendatsu is a hunted man. His people, even his own father, want him dead. Cast out of his home, he finds himself in a strange new land, desperate to find a way to return to his children. Alone in the land of Vales, Sendatsu is forced to rely on his talents as a fighter to survive. His skills are welcomed by two fugitives, Huw and Rhiannon, who are desperate to alert the peaceful people of the Vales of an impending invasion. When no one will believe them, Sendatsu becomes the wildcard in a fight for freedom. Three centuries of lies and deceit are about to burst into bloody life around Sendatsu, when the last thing he wants is to be a hero.

Duncan Lay's action-packed epic continues with more action, romance and adventure. Cast out from his homeland, Sendatsu has used his sword-fighting talents to survive in the foreign land of the Vales. With the assistance of Rhiannon - the first human to use magic in hundreds of years - Sendatsu has helped Huw and the Velsh defeat an invading army. Better still, Sendatsu now has the key to reclaim his children. It will mean a return to Dokuzen - a city where deceit runs deep and Sendatsu expects an unwelcome reception. How will Sendatsu and his unlikely allies, Huw and Rhiannon, know who to trust when they can barely trust each other? And when Dokuzen comes under fierce attack, Sendatsu's fight to survive will need to be more desperate than ever. Especially when this attack reveals who the real enemy is... Praise for Duncan Lay 'gripping from start to finish' AUREALIS XPRESS 'Excellent epic fantasy' DAILY tELEGRAPH 'Fast-paced and dramatic' BOOKSELLER+PUBLISHER

It is time to decide who will rule the lands and control the magic. Will it be Forland, with its lust for bloody conquest? Will it be Dokuzen, with its dreams of a slave empire, or will it be Vales, armed only with Rhiannon and her magic, and the truth about why the rulers of Dokuzen claim to be elves? Into this mix comes Sendatsu. Rejected by his true love, hated by his father, hunted by his former best friend, he now burns with the desire to build a better world for his children. Betrayal follows lies, which follows more betrayal as the true power behind the vicious struggle is revealed. the fate of all the lands rests on a sword's edge...