The Southernmost Star: The Innisfail Cycle Book Two: 2

A tyrant rises in the ashes of mighty Tairngare. Bloodthirsty raiders slaughter unwitting villagers in the Midlands. Norther nobles stripped of their titles wealth and livelihood invite retribution through vendetta. Rebellious Southers seek to oust the absentee High King through war. Crises of faith and cultural identity ravage the Milesian poor... and behind all an unseen threat prepares the board...Held captive in her childhood home Una is adrift in treacherous waters. The Court of Bethany is no place for the unwary. Political strife familial infighting unrequited love betrayal and religious fervor; are but a few of the perils she must navigate alone. Torn between her mothers tragic legacy and the logic of her fathers ambition Una finds herself questioning her role in the future of Innisfail. Yet there is little time to weigh her options. Just before the Midwinter Feast several mutilated bodies are discovered on castle grounds. It seems a brutal murderer stalks the halls of her fathers Keep just as a religious cult gains influence among the nobility. Soon the Machine City is a powder keg waiting to explode. No longer bound by the geis that trapped him in mortal guise for nearly thirty years Kaer Yin Adair freed of his alter ego is liberated from his ignominious sojourn through the wilds of Eire. Following Samhains devastating events however home is the furthest thing from Kaer Yins mind. A certain heretic priestess has taken root in his conscience; therefore nothing can ever be the same. Contrary to allied opinion and heedless of any objection Kaer Yin vows to free Una Moura from Bethany. Theres just one problem with this plan: Kaer Yin Adair isnt just supposed to be dead... hes also the most hated man in the South.