Fortune's Blight

Victory for the Shadari rebels has come at a terrible price. Hardship, superstition, and petty feuds poison King Daryans young reign, and entire families are vanishing without a trace. Help is nowhere to be found, for their Nomas allies have troubles of their own and the Mongrel, plagued by the sins of her violent past, has disappeared.While Daryan struggles to maintain the peace, Eofar and Rho are racing to their northern homeland to pleador fightfor the Shadars independence. But Norland has changed, and they soon find themselves embroiled in the court politics of an empire about to implode. Meanwhile, the Mongrels path carries her deep into Norlands frozen wastes to redeem a promiseone that forces her into the heart of the growing conflict.As the foundations of the two far-flung countries begin to crack, an enigmatic figure watches from a tower room in Ravindal Castle. She is old, and a prisoner, but her reach is long, and her patience is about to be rewarded....