The Last Ballad of Hope (A Time of Dragons

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>From Philip C. Quaintrell author of The Echoes Saga</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>'For lovers of your classic Tolkien this series has it all' - Alan Coleman - Amazon customer</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>'Best newcomer to the genre. Philip is up there with Feist and Sanderson' - Philip Spick - Amazon customer</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>--</span></p><h4><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>DEATH CANNOT HOLD HIM-THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID.</strong></h4><h4><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>AND THEY WERE RIGHT...</strong></h4><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Evil has been made manifest returned from shadow and madness. Try as they might those who would be heroes could not prevent the return of The Dark One.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In the shattering aftermath the survivors have but one choice: hunt down what cannot be killed. Cob the ranger-the </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>cursed</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-must find his quarry before the enemy makes his first move. By his side rides Androma fearless and unyielding. They </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>must</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> succeed. To fail would doom the realm to a new war a war without end.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But in a world slipping into darkness not all hope is lost.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A time of dragons is yet to come. Joran Pendain must shoulder the weight of that destiny but he need not shoulder it alone anymore. In the depths of Azad-guul where only despair might breed Joran's path crossed with that of a dragon egg-</span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>his</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> egg.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Theirs was not the only path to cross however.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>True to his word Baelon Vos-Dragonlord-would make Joran a Rider worthy of legend-if he could survive the training. Baelon's designs for the world have been years in the making and Joran might just be the missing piece to bring it all together. Or bring it all down.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And beneath the waves the ocean races stir the currents swelling with revolution and the hope of freedom. Kitrana Voden a battle maiden of the Swordsworn and proud Nimean must find her way back to the people of Nimala before extinction drowns them all-before the oldest demon from the oldest world awakens from its slumber.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Above or below it matters not to The Dark One. He is not afraid to be called evil. If evil could not be corrupted bound or destroyed then he would gladly endure the title if only to weed out the beasts that clothe themselves as men.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>HE IS NOT THE CHOSEN ONE. HE IS NOT A HERO.</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>JUST A MAN-WHO REFUSED TO DIE.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>--</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>'A rare talent. A wonderful new beginning!' - Stephen Dudley - Amazon customer - A Time of Dragons</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>'Philip Quaintrell is a master storyteller' - David Nichols - Amazon customer - A Time of Dragons</span></p>