House of Darakai

BEHIND THE MASK OF WAR AND VALOR BETRAYAL REIGNS WHERE IT BLEEDS…Orynthia’s young king grievously takes his throne in the wake of regicide. From the city’s underbelly unrest brews for the cross-caste convicted while the haidrens hastily depart Bastiion to embark on the coronation tour for the realm’s new sovereign: Dmitri Korbin Thoarne.. Now the seated haidren for his House Zaethan Kasim returns to the brutal mountains of his youth where competition and conquest eagerly await his homecoming unlike his dismissive father. There Zaethan swiftly uncovers a Darakai radically changing. Committed to doing whatever it takes to protect Dmitri’s regime he fights to remain alpha zà as Wekesa—his favored rival—prepares his challenge. To ensure he is named champion Zaethan presents another deal to the highlander witch he despises. Yet in balancing fealty to both king and countrymen Zaethan begins to doubt Darakai’s loyalties as well as his own.. Luscia Darragh Tiergan is no stranger to the brutality of the south. However after a harrowing attack it is the shadows lurking behind it that slashes her dreams into a waking nightmare. Plagued by whispering omens Luscia wrestles to silence her uncontrolled Sight. And as she is stalked out of Bastiion from within the Other she must conceal the volatile manifestations from her Boreali guard but most especially the Darakaian haidren Luscia’s sworn to help. . Hosted by the House of War the Quadren confronts an enemy more dangerous than the last. For where treachery stirs it is not the crown that reigns but the bloodshed encircling it.The SeriesHouse of Darakai is the second installment in the epic fantasy series The Haidren Legacy. An immersive adventure armed with dark politics sharp objects and bickering characters this treacherous saga packs a legendary punch for classic and contemporary readers alike. Thrilling fans of Brandon Sanderson George R.R. Martin and Robin Hobb this savage sequel is out for blood.