Winterlight

Informationen zum Autor Kristen Britain is the author of the New York Times bestselling Green Rider series. Deep within the spruce-fir forest of coastal Maine, down a rambling mossy vale, and far beneath the inkwell of the sky, you will find her woodland home, where she crafts her tales and consorts with a pair of furry, tuft-eared sprites. Klappentext Now in paperback, this seventh novel of the Green Rider series follows the adventures of messenger, magic wielder, and knight Karigan G'ladheon as she fights to save king and country from dark magic and a looming war After her capture and near-death at the hands of Grandmother and the Second Empire, Green Rider Karigan G'ladheon is making halting progress towards recovery. Haunted by the specter of her torturer, Nyssa, Karigan takes on increasingly dangerous missions, trying to outrun her trauma, even as she sinks further into the mire of her recollections of the past and the losses she has sustained. Meanwhile, the forces of the Second Empire are moving on Sacoridia. Their primary target is a vulnerable garrison that guards a crucial mountain pass. Faced with new fatherhood and a country on the verge of war, King Zachary sends a contingent of soldiers and Green Riders to the pass-but his own recovery from the events of the north is not yet complete either. Reunited with her fellow Riders at the pass, Karigan takes on a leadership role, but quickly finds that the Riders are not as she last left them. As tension mounts and war draws ever closer to the heart of Sacoridia, Karigan must discover what it truly means to be a Rider and a hero of the realm-and what sacrifices must be made to truly heal from her past. Story Locale: Fantasy world Series Overview: This New York Times bestselling fantasy series follows Karigan G'ladheon, a member of the legendary Green Rider messenger corps, who faces down deadly magical threats in service of her king. Leseprobe SHORTCUTS   Waldron Gates cradled his broken arm to his chest and huddled in the lee of his overturned cart to shelter against the drizzle. He lay upon shards of broken pottery, all that remained of his winter's work. Unfortunately, it wasn't just the pottery he'd lost in his encounter with the brigands, but the goods he'd traded for, as well-foodstuffs, tools, seeds-all the necessities that would see him through the coming year. They'd even robbed him of his poor old mule. He supposed he ought to be grateful he still had his life.   Shivers racked his body. He needed to get dry and warm, but every time he tried to stand, his vision dimmed and his knees buckled. When the cart tipped over during his attempt to escape the brigands, he'd hit his head. A little rest was what he needed. Yes, a little rest to regain his strength so he could make his way back to Boggs where the townsfolk could help him. He tried not to dwell on how long a walk that would be.   Dusk would soon fall, and Waldron resigned himself to spending a cold, miserable night beside the road. He'd faint hope of passersby helping him as the "road" was little more than a backwoods trail that was scarcely fit for a laden cart, but it was a shortcut to a settlement northward where he had planned to sell more of his wares.   Some shortcut, he thought.   The chances of a friendly traveler passing by and offering aid were pretty slim.   "Should make a fire," he murmured, but he hadn't the strength, and how could he manage with just one arm?   He dozed off, waking now and then out of some nightmare of skull-faced men tormenting him, materializing out of the woods once more to chase him down the road.   A snap of a twig, the plod of a hoof.   He jerked to full wakefulness, sweat mingling with raindrops on his face, to find his nightmare come to life. A horseman wreathed in mi...

Product details

• Authors: Kristen Britain
• Publisher: Daw
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.08.2022
• EAN: 9780756418175
• ISBN: 978-0-7564-1817-5
• No. of pages: 848
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 226 mm x 53 mm
• Series: Green Rider
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy