Warautumn — Tom Deitz

In this thrilling conclusion to the epic series begun in Bloodwinter and continued in Springwar and Summerblood, Tom Deitz brings us the final chapter in the unforgettable saga of a fugitive king, a lost magic, and a revolution that will either liberate a world--or condemn it to eternal tyranny.

While the Ninth Face, a dark religious sect, consolidate their grip on the capital city of Eron, far to the north King Avail's army attempts to rescue the king himself from imprisonment at Gem-Hold-Winter, now controlled by Zeff, a Ninth Face fanatic. But Avail is no longer there. Aided by the blind harpist Kylin, he has escaped from the hold in a blaze of improbable magic that transported the king and his closest followers to a dangerous wilderness.

As the royal armies prepare for siege and Eron's capital seethes with growing rebellion, Avail and his comrades must retrieve the magical Lightning Sword--now lost by Avail's sister, Merryn--and make their way back to the embattled citadel. Only when Avail has regained the Sword can he march on Eron's capital for a final showdown with the righteous priests whose law is total obedience and whose god is total power.