Killian is a solider, marked by the God of War for great things. She ends up in the West, on the far side of the Endless Sea. Lydia meets Killian when she is forced to flee her home due to a botched assassination plot. Not only does this book fill in some missing pieces, it continues to grow the world at an impressive rate. Lydia lives within the Celandor Empire and she was actually the impetus for a great many of the events in Dark Shores, but as the reader, you don't know the whole story.ĭark Skies fills it in. Lydia, one of the protagonists in this book, is a side character in Dark Shores. It was so interesting to see the story unfold this way. This book follows two completely different perspectives during the same time period as the first book. I expected this to be a linear continuation of the series, picking up directly after the events of the first book. One very interesting point of note on the format, which I was unaware of going in, is that this book's storyline runs parallel to the storyline of Dark Shores. Going into this installment, I was completely prepared to enjoy it, but Dark Skies took this series to a whole new level. I had an absolute blast reading Dark Shores, the first book in this series, last year and consider it to be a highly-underrated YA Fantasy. Truths are revealed, birthrights claimed, and loyalties questioned-all while a menace deadlier and more far-reaching than they realize sweeps across the world. With Mudamora falling beneath the armies of the Corrupter, Lydia and Killian strike a bargain to save those they love most-but it is a bargain with unintended and disastrous consequences. But the choice sees him caught up in a web of political intrigue that will put his oath – and his heart – to the test. Disgraced, he swears his sword to the kingdom’s only hope: the crown princess.

Killian is Marked by the God of War, but his gifts fail him when the realm under the dominion of the Corrupter invades Mudamora. Her life in danger, she flees west to the far side of the Endless Seas and finds herself entangled in a foreign war where her burgeoning powers are sought by both sides. Lydia is a scholar, but books are her downfall when she meddles in the plots of the most powerful man in the Celendor Empire.

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