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The Scorched Earth

The Scorched Earth

(The Chaos Born 2)

Summary

Beset on all sides by mortal and supernatural enemies, The Children of Fire – four mortals touched by the power of Chaos – are in search of the Talismans that can put a stop to an ancient enemy of the Gods.

But in doing so, they unleash a flood of Chaos magic on the land – leaving death, destruction and a vengeful queen in their wake...

Reviews

  • Gripping and compelling from first page to last, Children of Fire is a ... spell-binding epic told with masterful craft
    Tracy Hickman, New York Times bestselling author of the Dragonlance and Deathgate series

About the author

Drew Karpyshyn

Drew Karpyshyn is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction and Mass Effect: Revelation, as well as several other fantasy and science fiction novels. He is also an award-winning writer/designer for the computer game company BioWare, where he was lead writer on Mass Effect and the blockbuster Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video games. He lives in Alberta, Canada, with his wife, Jen, and their cat.
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