even if means he must forsake clan and kin.Īsh and Raif must learn to master their powers and accept their joint fate if they are to defeat an ancient prophecy and prevent the release of the pure evil known as the End Lords. But when he and his brother survive an ambush that plunges the entire Northern Territories into war, he yet seeks justice for his own. In a land of ice and snow, the adopted daughter of a nobleman, two accomplished archers and a once formidable warrior join forces to defend their clans and homelands from the forces of a magical evil prophesied by shaman. Raif Sevrance, a young man of Clan Blackhail, also knows he is different, with uncanny abilities that distance him from the clan. As his interest quickens, he sends his living blade, Marafice Eye, to guard her night and day. It has 55 chapters, plus an epilogue and a prologue. Iss watches her as she grows to womanhood, eager to discover what powers his ward might possess. A Cavern of Black Ice is the book that took over my life and gave me my first gray hair This book is BIG There are hundreds of characters to keep track of, 30 clans, 6 cities, 5 races and several packs of dogs The book is 723 manuscript pages long and weighs in at 292,803 words. Terrible dreams plague her and sometimes in the darkness she hears dread voices from another world. Found and raised by the Penthero Iss, the mighty Surlord of Spire Vanis, she has always known she is different.

Jones's Sword of Shadow seriesĪs a newborn Ash March was abandoned-left for dead at the foot of a frozen mountain. HIGH ADVENTURE ON THE SWORD EDGE OF DESTINYĪ Cavern of Black Ice is the first book in J.V. Paperback - 076534551X CAVERN OF BLACK ICE, A SWORD OF SHADOWS A Cavern of Black Ice HIGH ADVENTURE ON THE SWORD EDGE OF DESTINYA Cavern of Black Ice is the first book in J.V. But as they close in on her, a stranger comes to the rescue - observed by a bemused Raif, Angus Lok plunges into the midst of the guards and snatches her to safety.įor Angus knows that as this girl grows to womanhood she will develop powers which could destroy herself and the world if she doesn't learn to control them. Suspicious of Penthero's increasing interest in her developing body, when Ash overhears him planning to imprison her she flees, only to be cornered at the city gate by a band of the Overlord's elite guards.

Uneasy with the new chief's reign of brutality and his brother's acceptance of it, Raif welcomes his uncle Angus Lok's invitation to accompany him to Spire Vanis.Īsarhiah March, Ash for short, is the beautiful ward of Penthero Iss, Overlord of Spire Vanis.

When Raif and Drey Sevrance return home to their clan as the only survivors of a vicious attack in which both their father and the clan chief, were killed, everything changes for Raif.

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