Grand Conspiracy - The Alliance of Light: Book Two (Paperback, New edition)

It is a time of intrigue, fanaticism and rampaging armies. Distrust of sorcery has set off a purge of the talented mageborn – none reviled more than Arithon, Master of Shadow. Through clever manipulation of events at the hand of Lysaer, Master of Light, Arithon's very name has become Anathema. Now the volatile hatreds that spearheaded the campaign against Shadow have overtaken all reason. Those that still stand in Arithon's desperate defence are downtrodden, in retreat and close to defeat.

The stage is set for ultimate betrayal…

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