β Scribed by Newcomb, Robert
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With "The Fifth Sorceress" and "The Gates of Dawn," the two previous volumes of the masterful epic The Chronicles of Blood and Stone, Robert Newcomb surged to the forefront offantasy, proving himself the peer of Goodkind, Jordan, and Martin. Now, in "The Scrolls of the Ancients," he takes his spellbinding saga of magic and adventure to harrowing new heights as Prince Tristanand his twin sister, Shailiha, face an ancient evil that threatens to bring death-or a corruption worse than death--to all that lives. . . .
THE SCROLLS OF THEANCIENTS
Volume III of The Chronicles of Blood and Stone
Tristan and Shailiha are the Chosen Ones, prophesied to unite the opposing magics of the dark Vagaries and the benevolentVigors. With the destruction of the Gates of Dawn, it seems that the wounded kingdom of Eutracia will at last have the chance to heal-and the Chosen Ones, under the tutelage of wizards Wigg and Faegan, canfulfill their rightful destiny.
Alas, such is not to be. For there is another who unknowingly possesses magic in his blood-great magic that, in the wrong hands, could unleash unspeakable evil.To find this unsuspecting soul, the Chosen Ones and their allies embark on a dangerous quest that will lead from the mysterious Chambers of Penitence to the sacred Isle of Sanctuary. A quest that will change everythingTristan and Shailiha think they know about themselves and their purpose.
But they are not the only ones searching. Krassus, a devoted servant of the Vagaries, has dispatched ships of demonic slavers toscour the coasts of Eutracia, capturing men and women and bringing them in chains across the monster-filled Sea of Whispers to the impregnable island fortress of the Citadel, where evil dreams take the form of livingnightmares.
Aided by Tyranny, a pirate as fierce as she is beautiful, Tristan and Shailiha struggle to destroy the wicked demonslaver fleet. Meanwhile, the ill-fated pawn of magic is being held byKrassus at the Citadel. It is there that Krassus seeks to awaken the magic in his blood, imbuing him with dark enchantments from the mystic Scrolls of the Ancients-and transforming him into a weapon of evil suchas the world has never known . . . and will not long survive. "From the Hardcover edition."
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