The Land of Wicked Shadows — Christian Warren Freed

Armies rage across the Free Lands. The Galdeans, led by Field Marshal Dlorn, defeated the darklings at the Crimson Fields and now head south. Dlorn and his Galdeans are the only force capable of stopping Imelin. Sylin Marth's quest to discover the wizard Elxander has taken him far across the Free Lands. Hunted and harried the entire way, he and his band of dwarves journey across the Goblin Lands, ward off a dragon, and finally come face to face with what he hopes will prove to be the salvation of all. Aron Kryte is found on the banks of the Simca River, near drowned and frozen. He is nursed back to health and soon begins the quest to find his friends and end the threat of the Black once and for all. Along the way, he confronts the one man who has eluded him for twenty years. Treachery, betrayal, and determination fill the Free Lands. Whoever wins the war, none of the kingdoms will ever be the same again.