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The Dark Defiles

by Richard K. Morgan

**Joe Abercrombie’s *Best Served Cold* meets George R. R. Martin’s *A Game of Thrones* in the final novel in Richard K. Morgan’s epic A Land Fit for Heroes trilogy, which burst onto the fantasy scene with *The Steel Remains* and *The Cold Commands*.** Ringil Eskiath, a reluctant hero viewed as a corrupt degenerate by the very people who demand his help, has traveled far in search of the Illwrack Changeling, a deathless human sorcerer-warrior raised by the bloodthirsty Aldrain, former rulers of the world. Separated from his companions—Egar the Dragonbane and Archeth—Ringil risks his soul to master a deadly magic that alone can challenge the might of the Changeling. While Archeth and the Dragonbane embark on a trail of blood and tears that ends up exposing long-buried secrets, Ringil finds himself tested as never before, with his life and all existence hanging in the balance. ([Source][1]) [1]: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/117162/the-dark-defiles-by-richard-k-morgan

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