‘In the Cold Light’ is the third book to the long awaited Tarkeenia Series by the Australian Author Ellen Mae Franklin. It is clear that the struggle between God and man, magic and indefinable evil is without recourse, so read on to see what has gone before!
Roedanth wants his brother back, it doesn’t matter that the boy is dead; he was given a promise. But a promise is just a promise until it gets broken. New friends, the dream of an army and revenge has him plotting in Shard.
Kendrai and Hi’ayman realize they are in fact, kinsmen trapped in the dark and waiting for what will come next. Flesh eating Specks salivate in the passageway just beyond and Ro’Breare the traitor plots ruination for all.
Drakite and Emanon have struck a deal, but will the Dark God hold true to his word, even with his brother the Wind God.
Tarmat is dead and Taros is missing, the Lion Queen is a hop and a jump from becoming Lott’s guest, or is she. The realm of Kinaloch is in an uproar: Boallag has a price on everyone’s head for he wants the crown, and everything else that goes with it.
The Halls of Coowic are in ruins and Pubbula runs mad, for Rani, his love is dead. Vengeance is high on the list and Litila, the Forest Fey begins the hunt, vowing to see Roedanth’s head on a spike.
Pec holds court in Doggit’s house: has the mercenary captain switched sides?
Everyone strives to make do in a world bubbling with wild magic, working to remain true to their Calling, as the lives of man and monster hang in the balance, subject to the whims of Gods. Can Tarkeenia survive the tug and pull of the very spoilt, and the very wicked? Can those lost to the dark find a way back to the light? Is it possible to forget, or to forgive and begin again? All these questions and more are answered as the reader walks Tarkeenia’s many paths.
