The rise of a new queen has shattered the ancient peace of the Ice Spires. For more than a year, the giant tribes standing ready to invade Hartsvale have been held at bay by a lone scout armed with a single golden arrow.
But the time has now run out for the lonely realm.
When giants trap Queen Brianna in a remote citadel, Tavis Burdun must undertake a harrowing journey to summon help – entrusting Brianna's safety to a rival for her love. The scout soon learns that the greatest danger to his beloved is posed not by the horde of giants gathering to storm the citadel, but by a spy lurking within. To save his beloved, Tavis must unmask the traitor...
Troy Denning (born 1958) is a fantasy and science fiction author of the New York Times bestselling novel Waterdeep, which he wrote with Scott Ciencin under the pseudonym [author_link_3256]. Other notable works are Dragonwall, Pages of Pain and The Parched Sea. He is also known for his work on the epilogue to The Avatar Trilogy, Crucible: The Trial of Cyric The Mad.
