SHARDS OF A BROKEN CROWN: BOOK IV OF THE SERPENTWAR SAGA

The demon has been defeated and the Kingdom rejoices as the threat to the existence of every living thing on Midkemia has passed, but out of the ashes of war new problems arise, in the brilliant sequel to Rage of a Demon King...Shards of a Broken Crown, Volume IV of Raymond E. Feist's Serpentwar Saga, tells the story of the survivors of the great assault on the Kingdom by the hordes of the Emerald Queen. An ambitious General has picked up the fallen reins of command and seeks to build a personal empire out of the wreckage of the Western Realm. It is up to a handful of committed men and women to oppose him. In the forefront of this conflict stand Jimmy and Dash, grandsons of the legendary Jimmy the Hand, who alongside Erik von Darkmoor and Roo Avery must contest on every hand as rival Empires seek to gain from the Empire's loss. While war rages on two borders, mysterious agencies of dark powers move behind the scenes, from the mountains to the north to the sewers under the burned-out cities of Krondor. Dark powers move, too, behind the scenes, and Pug the Magician and his allies attempt to engage and defeat them, while the Kingdom struggles to gather together the shattered pieces of the nation and forge a new future. The enemy has been routed, yet peace still eludes the Kingdom. Midkemia lies in smouldering ruins following the Demon King's siege. Many lives have been lost, including that of the brave James, Duke of Krondor. As the people turn their hands to rebuilding their once great nation, a new threat arises from the ashes of war: the fearsome Fadawah, former Commanding General of the Army of the Emerald Queen. He has grasped the fallen reins of command and seeks to forge a personal empire out of the wreckage of the Western Realm. And so it falls to two young men - Jimmy and Dash - grandsons of the late Duke, to gather together the shards of the broken crown and resurrect the Kingdom to its former glory Feist now brings his monumental tale of war and destiny to its conclusion, In this fourth and final chapter of The Serpentwar Saga. Winter's icy grasp is loosening on the world. The Emerald Queen's vanquished army has its broken back to the Bitter Sea. And treachery is their only recourse. A lackey has declared himself Lord of the defeated, massing the still fearsome remnants of a ruthless fighting force together for one final assault on a weakened, vulnerable realm. His dread scheme relies upon subterfuge and bitter betrayals. And when he strikes, his attack will be unanticipated and unprepared-for ... and launched with a horrifying ferocity born of desperation, greed and vengeance This is the follow-up to the "Rage of A Demon King", and the fourth volume in Feist's Serpentwar saga. Midkemia is once again plunged into war and dark magic, and only the efforts of Pug and his stalwarts can save the kingdom from total ruin.