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Raif, wrongly accused and cut off from his clan by the treachery of their new headsman, has a talent for killing that is part of his curse and his burden. But he bears another burden of greater weight. Ash is a sacred warrior to the Sull, an ancient race whose numbers have declined.Raised as a foundling, she never knew her true heritage, she must learn to accept the terrible gifts of her heritage.

But as Ash learns more of her greater fate, Raif's task looms dark and desperate, for he must journey through the nightmare realm of the Want, a place where even the Sull now fear to tread. For deep within the Want is the Fortress of Grey Ice, and there he must heal the breach in the Blindwall that already threatens the world. Should he fail, not even Ash's powers can save them...
</div>]]> 16391 3.75 1754 84 2002 1 0 false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 09:16:12 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 15:49:29 -0700 2009 I found the first book alright, interesting enough to try the second.

Not quite sure what compels authors to completely dismantle all relationship they have built from one book to the next, but that's clearly what happ...more...]]>