When Dragons Rage: Book Two of the DragonCrown War Cycle

Michael A. Stackpole, New York Times bestselling author and master of epic fantasy, continues
his unforgettable chronicle of a world divided by war, betrayal, desire, and two
rival magicks… .

As her merciless armies sweep from the north,
the tyrant Chytrine pursues her quest to become empress of the world in a brutal
campaign of unspeakable bloodshed and unholy sorcery. While cities and kingdoms topple,
her agents, both living and dead, search for fragments of the shattered DragonCrown-which,
when reassembled, will make her unstoppable.

Opposing Chytrine is the beautiful
and determined Alexia, Princess of Okrannel. As she struggles to save the life of
Kedyn’s Crow, a mysterious human warrior accused of treachery, she gathers around
her an alliance of unlikely heroes, including Resolute, an exiled Vorquelf out for
vengeance; Kerrigan Reese, a mage with uncertain potential; and last but not least,
young Will, an orphan thief from the slums of Yslin, who may be the fulfillment of
an ancient prophecy-or its innocent victim. Alexia and her friends will need all
their courage and magick, their only advantage the secret possession of a vital fragment
of the DragonCrown. But when Chytrine’s terrifying horde of cruel warriors, voracious
minions, and remorseless undead slaves join the battle against them, even courage
and magick may not be enough to stem the tide of ultimate darkness.