The Fate of the Fallen: 1 (Song of the Tears)

After ten years of servitude Nish is still held in the blackest dungeon of the maimed God-Emperor his corrupt father. With the sorcerous quicksilver tears Gatherer and Reaper the God-Emperor controls all magic and is remaking the world in his depraved image. Now he wants Nish to be his lieutenant to become as foul as he is. But the malevolent God-Emperor executed the only woman Nish has ever loved and even faced with another decade in prison he cannot serve his father. Santhenars only hope of freedom now rests on shy bookish Maelys who has been ordered to do a shameful duty by her overbearing aunts. Maelys gift will allow her to reach Nishs dungeon unseen but how can she get him out past the all-seeing gaze of Gatherer and Reaper? And even if she does how can a friendless renegade with no magic take on the most powerful tyrant the world has ever seen?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 trilogyHang 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 DeadThis 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 WeeklyUnbelievably 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.