The cry of banners and the clatter of hooves pull young queens and aging generals alike into a storm that never quite ends. Thirrin Freer, heir to a fading domain, must balance the demands of crown...
The cry of banners and the clatter of hooves pull young queens and aging generals alike into a storm that never quite ends. Thirrin Freer, heir to a fading domain, must balance the demands of crown and kinship as invaders press toward the icy heart of her homeland. In a world where loyalty is earned in the grit of frost-bitten fields and trust is a currency measured in sacrifices, she forges alliances with wary neighbors, commands a cadre of stubborn allies, and discovers that leadership is less about decree than about surviving the next choice. The last thing she can afford is fear, yet every victory costs something precious—an old promise, a friend, a piece of her own stubborn heart. In the icy dusk, a dragon’s shadow and a human vow cross, testing whether the ice can bear both the crown and the child she loves.
