The Dragon in Winter

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The Dragon in Winter brings New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry's epic Kagen the Damned Trilogy to a wild conclusion! War is coming! War is here! The Witch-king of Hakkia, aided by terrifying dark forces, sits uneasy on his stolen throne. His enemies, led by Kagen the Damned and the Bloody Bastards have found the secrets of ancient magic they hope will defeat him. Strange forces gather on both sides - vast armies of both the living and the dead, devious trickster spirits, strange gods, warrior ghosts, undying vampires, blood plagues that drive people to murderous rage, immortal faeries, and Earth's last dragon. Kagen knows that he faces the impossible task of toppling a usurper whose dark magic conquered an empire in a single night. But the Damned fear nothing and there are no limits to what Kagen will do to destroy the Witch-king. With his allies he will tear apart the veils that separate our world from the infinite realms of supernatural magic. The Witch-king will not go down with a fight, and he is willing to drown the western lands in innocent blood to retain his stolen crown. Even if he rules over an empire of dust and blood. His power is growing and soon he will be unstoppable. But they are not the only forces at work in the world. Magic of all kinds is awakening and who can tell which side they will pick.or if they will pose a new and terrible threat to all! In the frozen North, the last dragon -tortured, captive, dying- cries out in despair. In the inky vastness of the outer dark that cry is heard! And something of incalculable power is coming in answer.

Reviews

"An intriguing mashup of epic fantasy and cosmic horror lore and tropes, exciting action sequences, and interesting, sympathetic characters.... Fun and clever." -Kirkus Reviews

Praise for the series:

*Paste Magazine Best New Fantasy*

"Fantasy readers will be spellbound by the intricate worldbuilding and the delightful cast. This is a promising start." --Publishers Weekly on Kagen the Damned

"A vibrant, textured, and exciting admixture of subgenres that do not often play together." --Kirkus, starred on Kagen the Damned

"A delightfully bizarre cast of characters populates this dark fantasy." --Paste Magazine on Kagen the Damned

"Set in a creative and imaginative world of old gods and entities from beyond the stars, Kagen the Damned is a novel of tragedy, vengeance and redemption...Maberry lays the foundation for an incredible new series." --Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star on Kagen the Damned

"For people who are fans of Grim Dark and complex fantasy novels. There are a lot of moving parts, morally gray characters and interesting plot lines." --Books of My Heart on Son of the Poison Rose

Author Bio

JONATHAN MABERRY is a New York Times bestselling, Inkpot winner, five-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Relentless, Ink, Patient Zero, Rot & Ruin, Dead of Night, the Pine Deep Trilogy, The Wolfman, Zombie CSU, and They Bite, among others. His V-Wars series has been adapted by Netflix, and his work for Marvel Comics includes The Punisher, Wolverine, DoomWar, Marvel Zombie Return and Black Panther. He is the editor of Weird Tales Magazine and also edits anthologies.