To heal wounds after the Great War, the great kings decreed that magic and all that is magical be cleansed to dust. The cleansing raged for so long that no human could recall a time without it. The one hope of the peoples of Ruin Mist was Queen Mother, the elf queen of old, who sees a way out of everlasting darkness.

The Elves of the Reaches return from exile, bringing grave news. From the ancient past, a dark power returns. Against a backdrop of murder and mayhem, the price of freedom is high.

Dark changes are sweeping over the lands of Ruin Mist. Will the kingdoms of men and elves fall? Will the peoples succumb to the darkness? Noman, the mysterious Keeper of the City of the Sky, can only guess as he works to gather the company he believes holds the key to Ruin Mists fate.

There can be no doubt that an enemy king has extended his reach and taken the prize he so coveted. If men succumb to the darkness, the light of the elves must surely succumb as well, and then darkness will rule forever.

Now available in a high-quality, signature edition hardcover with a dust jacket, this edition features two distinctive full-color cover illustrations, 33 full-page illustrations, and many additional extraordinary illustrations.

The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches series is a reader favorite, also recommended by "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Elves and Fairies, The Ancient Art of Faery Magick" and "VOYA." Readers fall in love with three heroes: a boy who would become a mage, a princess who is fleeing a dying kingdom, and a warrior elf who undertakes an epic journey.

The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches series is a reader favorite, also recommended by The Complete Idiot's Guide to Elves and Fairies, The Ancient Art of Faery Magick and VOYA. Written by the award-winning, international best-selling author of more than 65 books for young people and adults, The Kingdoms and The Elves Of The Reaches Book II is a refreshingly unique fantastic adventure where its only limits are the limits of your imagination. Inside, you'll discover the breathtaking world of Ruin Mist where the mystical and the magical abound, and you'll fall in love with three heroes: a...

The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches series is a reader favorite, also recommended by The Complete Idiot's Guide to Elves and Fairies, The Ancient Art of Faery Magick and VOYA. Written by the award-winning, international best-selling author of more than 65 books for young people and adults, The Kingdoms and The Elves Of The Reaches Book III transports readers to a world unlike any other. Adrina, Emel, Vilmos, Galan, and Seth face even greater challenges as their world is transformed. Vilmos, in his quest to become the first human magus in a thousand years, must control the darkness...