Order of the Scales

Stephen Deas

Book 3 of Memory of Flames

Language: English

Publisher: Gollancz

Published: May 1, 2011

Description:

As the various factions fight for control of the Adamatine Palace mankind's nemesis approaches. The realm's dragons are awakening from their alchemical sedation and returning to their native fury. They can remember why they were created and they now know what mankind has done to them. And their revenge will be brutal.

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As the various factions fight for control of the Adamatine Palace mankinds nemesis approaches. The realms dragons are awakening from their alchemical sedation and returning to their native fury. They can remember why they were created and they now know what mankind has done to them. And their revenge will be brutal.As hundreds of dragons threaten a fiery apocalypse only the Adamantine Guard stand between humanity and extinction. Can Prince Jehal fight off the people who want him dead and unite their armies in one final battle for survival?Noted for its blistering pace, awesome dragons and devious polticking Stephen Deas's landmark fantasy trilogy moves to a terrifying epic conclusion in The Order of the Scales

As various factions fight for control of the Adamantine Palace, those very dragons theaten a fiery apocalypse for all humankind...

Having survived Jehal's betrayal, former Queen Zafir is determined to take back control of the kingdom. To that end, she seizes Jehal's wife and son as hostages. Jehal, desperate to save his queen and his heir, makes a tentative peace with the dragons of the north, and prepares to fly against his enemies.

But as politics throw the realms of men into turmoil, a far greater danger threatens. The dragons are awakening from the spells cast upon them, and returning to their native fury. They can remember why they were created--and they now recall what humans did to them. They are out for revenge. And that revenge will be brutal.

As hundreds of untamed dragons prepare to attack, only the Adamantine Guard stand between humanity and extinction. Now, Jehal must not only fight for his family, he must then unite his former enemies to wage an epic battle between man and beast...

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Review

"This vivid conclusion to Deas's epic fantasy brings the essential conflict of the series to a fever pitch...dangerous, seductive and beautiful."--Library Journal

"Ferociously explosive."--Kirkus Reviews

"Roll over, McCaffrey, there's a new Dragon Lord in town."--Gareth Wilson, Falcata Times

About the Author

Stephen Deas is the author of The Order of the Scales, The King of the Crags, The Adamantine Palace and the short story "The Snow Fox." He lives in southeast England with his wife and two children.