The Second God — Pauline M. Ross

Rival gods at war. Mind-bonded giant beasts. A fanatical golden army. Dangerous blood magic.

Drina's juggling her twin roles as heir to the Bennamore ruler and wife of a living god. Now the tenuous peace with the fearsome Blood Clans is put to the test as her prisoner-husband, Ly-haam, is challenged by the emergence of a second god, and Drina's lover, Arran, makes a costly mistake.

Meanwhile, on the southern Plains of Kallanash, a new force is arising -- a vast golden army, raised in ferocious discipline, and fanatical followers of another kind of god, who is determined to spread his power into an empire, and will let nothing stand in his way.

To combat the threat, Drina, Arran and Ly-haam must set aside their personal differences and combine their talents in a uniquely dangerous way which will test their heroism to its limits. How much will they have to sacrifice to save their country?

A sequel to The Fire Mages' Daughter.