Bones of the Earth

<p><strong>A mismatched band of mortals and their violent secretive leader must stand against a pair of resentful gods to save their world in this second volume in Rachel Dunne's breathtaking dark epic fantasy trilogy The Bound Gods which began with <em>In the Shadow of the Gods.</em></strong></p><p>To win the coming battle for control of the world and the mortals who dwell in it the cunning priest Joros secretly assembled a team of powerful fighters--Scal a lost and damaged swordsman from the North; Vatri a scarred priestess who claims to see the future in her fires; Anddyr a drug-addled mage wandering between sanity and madness; and Rora and Aro a pair of twins who have secretly survived beyond the reach of the law. </p><p>But the war is only beginning for these disparate warriors and victory is far from certain when the enemy is a pair of vengeful gods. As the bound Twins strengthen in force against their parents--the Divine Mother and Almighty Father--who exiled them a shadow begins to spread across the land threatening to engulf all in its wake.</p><p>As deadly magic takes hold the tenuous bonds tying these uneasy allies begins to unravel. If they cannot find a way to keep their band together each of their lives--and the entire world--will be lost to the darkness leaving nothing but the bones of the earth. . . .</p>