The Steel RemainsRingil, the hero of the bloody slaughter at Gallows Gap, is a legend to all who don't know him and a twisted degenerate to those that do. A veteran of the wars against the lizards, he makes a living from telling credulous travellers of his exploits. Until one day he is pulled away from his life and into the depths of the Empire's slave trade. There, he will discover a secret infinitely more frightening than the trade in lives. Archeth pragmatist,

It wasn't Leonard Dykes's writing style that offended

Both seek her death

Kat's instincts come up against Lock's logic

save his cousin

a mandrill known as the Purple Better One runs for the presidency with brutal results

beginning with the innocent disclosures of immaturity and ending with the uncertainties and fears of old age"

Compellingly honest and beautifully written

they both believe their armies are strong enough to destroy any rival

' Anthony Horowitz‘This exquisite novel took me over like a haunting

good cannot prevail

Puss-in-Boots

for his honour