In the final part of Storm Constantine's riveting fantasy of politics and magic, the Carodorean Valraven Palindrake, Dragon Lord of the empire's armies, must undergo terrible trials if he is to finally achieve the destiny he was born for and women through the centuries have schemed for - but nothing comes easy in this land of feuds and bitter revenge... The Chronicles of Magravandias have been hailed as a breathtaking new fantasy by a major British talent.