Kingdom Alliance: 2 (Ruin Mist Chronicles)

RP Books is proud to introduce our 20th anniversary ultimate edition--a premium trade paperback for the discerning reader. Featuring an exclusive Art of Ruin Mist insert with illustrations from original paintings and many extraordinary extras this powerful fantasy novel will delight even the most demanding fantasy enthusiast!A prolific non-fiction writer Staneks focus on instruction influences his fiction with a penchant for clear and simple prose. He also prefers swift action-oriented scenes. Solidly built. -- Foreword Magazine.This wonderful adventure reminds me of a cross between J.R.R. Tolkien J.K. Rowling Tad Williams and C. S. Lewis.Robert Stanek is one of our most featured and respected authors. -- The Audio Book StoreWord of mouth turned it into a bestseller. Very satisfying. -- The Fantasy GuideRecommended series.-- Ancient Art of Faery MagickStanek augments the beginning of this complex tale with illustrations that are sure to attract fans of graphic novels and classic Tolkien alike. -- VOYA - the leading magazine for YA librarians.The world of literary fiction featuring elves and fairies has a multitude of great authors... [and] Robert Stanek is one. -- The Complete Idiots Guide to Elves and FairiesHere is the second volume in Robert Staneks magnificent Ruin Mist Chronicles. Filled with mystery intrigue adventure and magic the books transport us to a world unlike any other. Praised as an instant classic Robert Staneks outstanding series has quickly become a favorite.Two dozen elves set out from Leklorall the capital of East Reach. After an ambush at sea only a handful survived of those only two reached the far shores of the great sea. Their names were Seth and Galan and they sided with Great Kingdom during the Battle of Quashan helping to defend the valley city with skills and speeds no living man had ever seen before. But success on the battlefield could not undo the past.Elves and men are mortal enemies as it has been since the Great War when the elves of Under-Earth sought to enslave all the peoples of Ruin Mist. Now even as Seth attempts to sway Great Kingdoms leaders to stop the coming darkness there are few who will truly listen--and even fewer who can look beyond the treachery of days past.ABOUT THE AUTHOR: A gifted and distinguished writer respected and skilled teacher and recipient of our nations highest flying honor the Distinguished Flying Cross Robert Stanek wrote over 200 books of both fiction and nonfiction in his 30-year career. Although his works were published and/or distributed by nearly every major US publisher Robert operated against the grain and became the first breakout author of the digital publishing movement. The first to serialize an ebook the first to e-author a bestseller and the first to e-author a digital audio bestseller. Robert is the recipient of multiple awards recognizing his outstanding contributions and excellence in writing and a recent nominee for a Lifetime Achievement award. Translated into 57 languages Robert Staneks books have sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide.Achievements for Robert Staneks Ruin Mist books... #1 Fiction Audible (12 weeks 2005) Top 50 Sci-fi/Fantasy Amazon (26 weeks 2002) Top 10 Fiction Audible (25 weeks 2005) Top 50 Fiction Audible (52 weeks 2005-2006) Top 10 Kids & YA Audible (180 weeks 2005-2007) Popular Series Fiction for Middle School and Teen Readers (2005 2008) Top 10 Recommended Author - SciFi Bookcase (2004-2012) Top 10 Book - SciFi Bookcase (2004-2012) Top 20 Author - RateItAll (2005-2012) A Top 100 Fantasy - The Fantasy 100 (2005-2007)