A Throne of Shadows

He saved his people from the wolf at the gate. Now he must become a serpent in the viper's nest. Eadric of Stonefall, the quiet hunter known as the Knife, has achieved the impossible. He has defeated the Ironwolf host, saved his starving people, and returned with a southern bride and a promise of aid. But his victory has come at a terrible price: a treaty that has chained his proud, northern keep to his treacherous uncle, the southern Thane Alric. Now, Eadric sits on a throne of shadows, his authority challenged from within and without. His new wife is a beautiful, cunning enemy in his own bedchamber, an agent of her father's will. His own men are divided, torn between their ancient pride and their new loyalties. And a new, terrifying power is rising in the mountains-a fanatical army led by a mysterious Seeress, threatening to unleash a holy war upon the north. When Eadric discovers his uncle is secretly funding this new enemy, he realizes the devastating truth: he is a pawn in a game designed to see his kingdom annihilated. Trapped between a cunning tyrant and a holy war, Eadric must abandon the honorable ways of his fallen brother, the Hammer, and fully embrace the shadows. He must forge dangerous alliances, orchestrate a secret war of spies and assassins, and risk everything in a desperate gamble to turn his enemies against each other. In this thrilling continuation of the saga, the battles are fought not just with steel, but with whispers, betrayals, and brilliant strategy. where a young lord must become a king, or see his entire world burn.