Synopses & Reviews
This stunning book opens 12 years after the end of "The Cup of the World" and tells the story of Ambrose, son of Phaedra and last in the king's line, who is living exiled with his motherin the dilapidated manor of Tarceny.
Ambrose's life is threatened by the hooded priest of the Undercraft, an ancestral spirit of pure evil who must end Ambrose's life in order tosurvive himself. And even when Ambrose is hidden within the house of the Widow of Develin, a hallowed place of learning and haven of education, the priest and his minions slowly and subtly infiltrate within, subverting theminds of those most educated and powerful and leaving Ambrose in mortal danger.
"From the Hardcover edition."
About the Author
John Dickinson is the author of
The Cup of the World. He lives in Exeter, England.
From the Hardcover edition.