The Destiny of the Dead: 3 (Song of the Tears)

Nish his battered little troop and his few surviving allies are trapped on the Range of Ruin by the God-Emperors mighty army. Nishs only choices are a humiliating surrender to his father or a suicidal fight to the death. Yet Nish and Maelys have to fight and somehow they have to win for the beautiful world of Santhenar is in peril and no one else can save it. Stilkeen an all-powerful shape-shifting being from the Void has come to recover the stolen chthonic fire that once bound its physical and spirit aspects together. And it wants revenge for the mortal insult that was done to it.But it may be too late for Santhenar. Chthonic fire has been released from its casket and is now eating away the Antarctic lands as it once devoured the world of Aachan. Even if by some miracle Nish and Maelys can defeat the God-Emperor there may be no way to stop chthonic fire or Stilkeen before the whole world is consumed.You wont want to miss this unflaggingly inventive fantasy series by a million-selling author. More than 900 five-star reviews on Goodreads.What reviewers say about the Three Worlds booksA compelling adventure in a landscape full of wonders. - LocusA page-turner of the highest order ... Formidable! - SFX on GeomancerIt is the most engrossing book Ive read in years. - Van Ikin Sydney Morning HeraldReaders of Eddings Goodkind and Jordan will lap this one up. - StarlogUtterly absorbing. Stephen Davenport Independent WeeklyFor sheer excitement theres just no one like Irvine. SFX on The Destiny of the DeadAs good as anything I have read in the fantasy genre. - Adelaide AdvertiserReviews of The Song of the Tears trilogyThis precise and beautifully crafted novel blooms from its ascetic opening to a resonant and rewarding climax. Makes whats currently available on fantasy shelves seem hackneyed and formulaic. Utterly absorbing. - Stephen Davenport Independent WeeklyHang on with both hands because this story waits for no one. Sandy Auden SFX on The Fate of the Fallen.The final payoff is fantastic. The most unflaggingly inventive storyteller weve seen in years. Sydney Morning Herald on The Destiny of the DeadUnbelievably Irvine has managed to increase the pace of his story in this third and final volume - for sheer excitement theres just no one like Irvine around at the moment. - SFX on The Destiny of the Dead