Product Description

Book Two of the Chronicles of Hawklan. The darkness of ancient times is spreading over the land of Fyorlund and tainting even the Great Harmony of Orthlund. The ailing King Rgoric has imprisoned the much-loved and respected Lords Eldric, Arinndier, Darek and Hreldar; he has suspended the ancient ruling council of the Geadrol; he has formed his own High Guard, filling its ranks with violent unruly men; and Mandrocs have been seen even in Orthlund. At the centre of this corruption is the King's advisor, the evil Lord Dan-Tor, who is determined to destroy the peace won by Ethriss and the Guardians eons ago, and surrender the land to his Dark Lord, Sumeral. The people look to Hawklan to make a stand against Dan-Tor. But is he a healer or a soldier? Deep within himself, Hawklan has felt an ancient power, and when threatened has been seen to fight like a warrior out of legend. Hawklan knows he must confront Dan-Tor before the land falls forever to the encroaching, eternal night...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2441894 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

Customer Reviews

This series continues to improve as you read it
This is the second book in the Hawklan series and follows on from "the call of the sword". The unthinkable happens when Loman's daughter Tirilen is kidnapped by High Guards from Fyorlund. Hawklan finds that he has to go against his healers instincts and offer violence to help rescue her. He also finds that he has an unexpected ability for violence and that he is, unknown to himself, an expert swordsman and military field commander.

The rescue of Tirilen leads Hawklan and his friends to finally realise that things outside Orthlund are much worse than they ever imagined and that the peaceful land of Fyorlund across the mountains has been slowly corrupted in their lifetime and they must investigate or find themselves overwhelmed in the second coming of the evil Sumeral.

This book is a well written and enjoyable continuation from the events in the first book of this series. It could be read alone, but the real benefit comes with reading it directly after the first book. These are a well thought out fantasy series that has no pretensions to being another "lord of the rings" but is still a very enjoyable read for those who love this genre by this lesser known British author.