KING OF RUIN. KING OF DUST AND SHADOWS. KING OF DEATH. HE WILL RULE ALL. THE KING IS COMING.Marith Altrersyr - father-killer dragonlord leader of the blood-soaked Amrath Army - is keeping his promises. He is determined to become King of all Irlast and take back the seat of his ancestors.Only Thalia once high priestess of the Lord of Living and Dying the holiest woman in the Empire might stop Marith and his army’s deadly march. But she is torn between two destinies - and if she was to return home what would she fi nd there? A city on the brink of ruin: diseased despairing dying?Crawling through a tunnel deep under the ruins of her city Landra Relast vows vengeance. Her family has been burned her home destroyed and now Marith - once her betrothed - must die.But as Landra cuts through the wasteland left in the wake of Marith’s army she finds that she is not the only one who wishes him ill…Anna Smith Spark's The Tower of Living and Dying is a masterpiece of dark fantasy where the best of military action meets mythical creatures. The epic struggle of Marith Altrersyr the dragonlord against the world is a testament to the author's prowess in fiction.For fans of Michael R. Fletcher (An End to Sorrow) R. Scott Bakker (The Thousandfold Thought) Peter Mclean (Priest of Gallows) Rj Barker (Gods of the Wyrdwood) and Luke Scull (The Grim Company).

Part of the Empires of Dust series.