Assassin King

Now in trade paperback: Book 6 of the USA Today bestselling Symphony of Ages series by Elizabeth HaydonThe Assassin King opens with the arrival of a mysterious hunter a man of ancient race and purpose who endlessly chants the names of the pantheon of demons that are his intended victims as well as one other: Ysk the original name of Achmed the Assassin King of Ylorc.At the same moment of this portentous arrival two gatherings of great import are taking place. The first is a convocation of dragons who gather in a primeval forest glade―the site of the horrific ending of Llauron one of the last of their kind. They mourn not only his irrevocable death but also the loss of the lore and control over the Earth that it represents.The second gathering is a council of war: Ashe and Rhapsody rulers of the alliance that protects the Middle Continent; Gwydion the new Duke of Navarne; Anborn the Lord Marshall; Achmed the King of Ylorc and Grunthor his Sergeant-Major. Each brings news that form the pieces of a great puzzle. And as each piece is added it becomes quite clear: War is coming the likes of which the world has never known.