Hinterland: Book Two of the Godslayer Chronicles

In war-torn Myrillia an ominous artefact turns up: a skull warped by dark Graces, the handiwork of the demonic Cabal. Former Shadowknight Tylar must solve the mystery of the skull before the whole land is threatened.

Tylar returns to the Citadel and wins back his knighthood, but the Cabal is not his only danger. Forces from Ice Eyrie attack and trap him and the Shadowknights, and an ancient threat stirs in the depths of the Citadel itself. To protect the Nine Lands, Tylar has to enter the Hinterland, the bleak country past the blessed realms, where rogue gods roam.

The book is best read after the first volume of the series. It suits fantasy readers who like epic conflicts, secret threats and a hero who must face the unknown.

Edition note: reprint edition published by Roc in 2007, 528 pages, ISBN-13 9780451461308.