From the international bestselling author of the Broken
Empire Trilogy, the thrilling conclusion to the Red Queen’s
War...
Mark Lawrence’s “epic fantasy” (The Washington
Post) continues as a reluctant prince returns from the
bowels of Hell to engage in his greatest battle yet—among
the living and the dead.
All the horrors of Hell stand between Snorri Ver Snagason
and the rescue of his family, if indeed the dead can be
rescued. For Jalan Kendeth, getting back out alive and with
Loki’s key is all that matters. Loki’s creation can open any
lock, any door, and it may also be the key to Jalan’s
fortune back in the living world.
Jalan plans to return to the three w’s that have been
the core of his idle and debauched life: wine, women, and
wagering. Fate however has other plans, larger plans. The
Wheel of Osheim is turning ever faster, and it will crack
the world unless it’s stopped. When the end of all things
looms, and there’s nowhere to run, even the worst coward
must find new answers. Jalan and Snorri face many dangers,
from the corpse hordes of the Dead King to the many mirrors
of the Lady Blue, but in the end, fast or slow, the Wheel of
Osheim always pulls you back. In the end it’s win or die.