Search Worlds Without End

In this stunning follow-up to his epic fantasy debut, Alan Campbell propels readers into a captivating city battling for its own survival—and that of humankind—in a world of deities and demons, fallen angels and killers.

After a destructive battle, the ancient swaying city of Deepgate has been overtaken. Most of the chains that suspend it have given way, and the temple now dangles upside down above the once-uncharted abyss. The victorious Spine have initiated martial law and are ruthlessly pursuing all who attempt to leave. But amid the turmoil, two captives are returned: the young angel Dill, now toughened by war, and traitor assassin Rachel Hael.

Incarcerated in the crumbling temple, the prisoners await their fate—while ghosts rise through the abyss from the open gates of Hell. But as the city teeters on the brink, plans for vengeance are set in motion. And in the coming battle between gods, it is the world of men that is at stake.

Upon their father's death the three sons of Vannen were stunned to learn of their legacy: swords of gold, silver, and iron - and a lost kingdom. It seemed like a fairy tale, until they were attacked by a hideous creature that fought on even after it was beheaded. It was then that the brothers learned their lands were held by the Cairnlord, a powerful wizard steeped in evil. He was centuries old, perhaps not even human, and he had no intention of giving up the throne.

The lifetimes of 12 vastly different wizards have been devoted to one objective: Find the long-lost talisman of the great Iron Mage. When he died, he left behind an object that is the focus of all his unearthly powers. No one knows what it is. No one knows where it is.

The wizards' slow, methodical search is hidden behind the actions of the greedy Lord Duarin. Usurper of the throne, Duarin is unaware of their true intentions. Politically protected, magically powerful, there is nothing to stand in their paths - nothing but the whisper of a prophecy. It is the foretelling of a dead man who will become the king of kings. And unfortunately for Lord Duarin and his 12 sorcerers, it is true.

The forgotten magic of the past is again leashed upon the world after Brodin sets out to retrieve the sacred talisman of the Iron Mage stolen from him by the evil Lord Halssa.

Valimagdon, a dying magician, passes his powers to Gariel, but Gariel's greedy brother, Bellenzor, arouses the dreadful Ankaria, the Great Annihilator, to aid the evil Eastern Alliance.