The war between Dragon and Man continues unabated, as it has for over a thousand years. Roland and Ursala have decided to stop fleeing from those who wish to destroy them. Both Dragonkind and Humankind have renounced Roland as Malus Apostate. Ursala, the promised Fifth Sister among Dragonkind, is prophesied to unite all of her kind and lead them into the ultimate war against humanity. She, too, must die. But is the prophecy immutable, and truly from the gods... or can it change in ways no mortal could imagine? An epic fantasy adventure, DESPERATE PAWNS is the third book in B.R. Stateham's Roland Of The High Crags series.

The war between Dragon and Man continues unabated, as it has for over a thousand years. Roland and Ursala have decided to stop fleeing from those who wish to destroy them. Both Dragonkind and Humankind have renounced Roland as Malus Apostate. Ursala, the promised Fifth Sister among Dragonkind, is prophesied to unite all of her kind and lead them into the ultimate war against humanity. She, too, must die. But is the prophecy immutable, and truly from the gods... or can it change in ways no mortal could imagine? An epic fantasy adventure, DESPERATE PAWNS is the third book in B.R. Stateham's Roland Of The High Crags series. This is the large print edition of Desperate Pawns, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.

Yuu wants nothing more than to forget the mistakes of her past. The Gods have other plans. Once a renowned strategist and general, five years ago Yuu made a mistake that cost her everything. Now she is on the run, royal bounty hunters snapping at her heels. But what if there was a way to get back what she lost, a way to bring back a murdered prince? Every century, the gods hold a contest to choose who will rule from the Heavenly Jade Throne. Each god chooses a mortal champion, and the fate of all existence hangs in the balance. On a battlefield full of heroes, warriors, assassins, and thieves can Yuu survive long enough to learn the rules of the game, let alone master it? Pawn's Gambit is a stand alone story set in the award-winning Mortal Techniques universe. It's a wuxia adventure filled with heroes, gods, spirits, and magic.

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In this fourth book in the legendary Lymond Chronicles, Francis Crawford of Lymond desperately searches the Ottoman empire for his kidnapped child. Somewhere within the bejeweled labyrinth of the Ottoman empire, a child is hidden. Now his father, Francis Crawford of Lymond, soldier of fortune and the exiled heir of Scottish nobility, is searching for him while ostensibly engaged on a mission to the Turkish Sultan. At stake is the political order of three continents, for Lymond's child is a pawn in a cutthroat game whose gambits include treason, enslavement, and murder. In that game's final move, which is played inside the harem of the Topkapi palace, Lymond will come face to face with his most implacable enemy and the dreadful ambiguities of his own nature. With a Foreword by the author.