Prisoner of the Iron Tower
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Gavril Nagarian has finally cast out the dragon-daemon. The Drakhaoul is gone – and with it all Gavril’s fearsome powers. But now rid of the daemon’s unnatural lusts and desires, he understands how he has betrayed his birthright and his people – he has put the ice-bound kingdom of Azhkendir at risk and lost.
Emerging from his battle with the Lord Drakhaon scarred but victorious, Eugene of Tielen exacts a terrible revenge upon the vanquished. For crimes against the Rossiyan Empire, renegade warlord Gavril Nagarian is condemned to spend the rest of his days in an asylum for the insane – for the absence of the Drakhaoul is indeed slowly driving him mad. But Eugene is motivated by something altogether more sinister. He longs to possess the Drakhaoul – whatever the cost to his kingdom and his humanity.
With Gavril imprisoned in Ironsea Tower, it is left to three women to keep his memory alive. His mother – having returned to her homeland – sows the seeds of rebellion, while a young scullery maid whose heart is broken by Gavril’s incarceration sends her spirit out to quest the Ways Beyond. And even the Emperor’s new wife is haunted by the memory of the handsome young painter who once captured her soul.
As the five realms of a shattered empire are reunited and the last of Artamon’s ruby tears adorns Eugene’s crown, peace comes to New Rossiya. But peace can be as fragile as a rebel’s whisper. Or a captive’s desire to be free.
October 14th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Great follow-on from Book 1. Now looking forward Book 3.
October 14th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
I hope you’ll enjoy ‘Children of the Serpent Gate,’ Len…and many thanks for your kind words.
April 22nd, 2010 at 1:31 am
just finished Lord of Snow and Shadow. Will read 2 and 3 too. You have captured Norse, Greek and other hero sagas and cultural myths just perfectly. You are Queen of this genre.
May 6th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
That’s a great compliment, Carl, which I really appreciate. My father used to read Greek myths to me as bedtime stories (in the child-friendly versions by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Robert Graves) and I’m sure that fired my love of comparative mythology.
September 21st, 2011 at 6:36 pm
I already read the three volumes and they are just perfect, (too bad there is not a sequel) because these books are the best fantasy books I ever read.
Congratulations.
November 2nd, 2011 at 12:53 am
I read Book one about a year ago and loved it! Since then I have looked for the sequels. Now that I’ve stumbled across your site I will read them as soon as I can get my hands on them.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:43 pm
Thank you, Nadine – I hope you’ll enjoy the other books just as much, if not more!
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:45 pm
Thank you so much for your kind words, Alex – I’m still hopeful that I can get that sequel Out There and I’ve started working on it again. Do visit the site again for updates…
December 23rd, 2011 at 1:52 am
Phenomenal series! My all time favorite series and I’ve read all of the Harry Potter books as well as the Series of Unfortunate Events books. Will there be a 4th book to this series?