The Tower of Living and Dying

The Tower of Living and Dying
Anna Smith Spark

KING OF RUIN. KING OF DUST AND SHADOWS. KING OF DEATH. HE WILL RULE ALL. THE KING IS COMING.Marith Altrersyr – father-killer, dragonlord, leader of the blood-soaked Amrath Army – is keeping his promises. He is determined to become King of all Irlast and take back the seat of his ancestors.Only Thalia, once high priestess of the Lord of Living and Dying, the holiest woman in the Empire, might stop Marith and his army’s deadly march. But she is torn between two destinies – and if she was to return home, what would she fi nd there? A city on the brink of ruin: diseased, despairing, dying?Crawling through a tunnel deep under the ruins of her city, Landra Relast vows vengeance. Her family has been burned, her home destroyed, and now Marith – once her betrothed – must die.But as Landra cuts through the wasteland left in the wake of Marith’s army, she finds that she is not the only one who wishes him ill…

ANNA SMITH SPARK

The Tower of Living and Dying

Book Two of The Empires of Dust

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This book is dedicated to my family, Jamie, Ianthe and Neirin.

Table of Contents

Cover (#u8f7a4614-79db-59e0-8533-64609ad883ad)

Title Page (#ud20a5051-4607-5772-b053-20e64a8a3e77)

Copyright (#ud0c3e5f2-16fe-569c-93b0-6fb8848e525b)

Dedication (#u85a4c523-dc5c-5f71-a2be-b0086cb940e4)

Map (#u685a16b3-2667-569d-acc6-042662e3eecb)

Part One: Sunrise (#ud25d8e95-07db-548b-8a90-5f9c17714eaa)

Chapter One (#u8ec7f35f-e279-515f-b0a2-bf02cdbab5eb)

Chapter Two (#u7e2d6e26-3565-532a-b532-d0fee665ae88)

Chapter Three (#u303d6bc4-726d-5db4-aa26-b8d8b97b528d)

Chapter Four (#uf12bd342-b250-5dce-84bb-6237abebdb95)

Chapter Five (#u9c59b278-bf65-5fed-964c-cfd22627e1dd)

Chapter Six (#u00cd67c5-2e5a-5535-8bb2-5aec9b6a4a15)

Chapter Seven (#u82261cf2-1cfe-5414-8453-7606247f2077)

Chapter Eight (#u3119e512-238a-512a-8cc9-58fee303a960)

Chapter Nine (#uaf314400-b200-5278-841e-23de583596d2)

Chapter Ten (#u199b38d2-f62d-52d9-9074-c66a8259ffac)

Chapter Eleven (#ue64e70c7-07b1-5a28-af07-8856969ff5f7)

Chapter Twelve (#ue8e7549d-6d65-5319-b871-035038266c3f)

Chapter Thirteen (#uae8f72c4-39ea-5a7b-a4a2-ec796700e705)

Chapter Fourteen (#u3dec948c-4e65-5639-90b2-cfa82623b887)

Part Two: A Wedding Party in Sorlost (#uaa059c7c-f70f-5ae6-91f5-5767d20e92f5)

Chapter Fifteen (#u0b6fd309-8558-5da0-86ba-37ee1c1669ae)

Chapter Sixteen (#ub4c79c74-2b2d-55be-af67-6529c69032d7)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)