Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! 
	 
	Irresistibly action-packed and full of lethal surprises, this paperback edition of the stunning new fantasy series from Victoria Aveyard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Queen series, features gorgeous, original stepback art of the main characters, and begins where hope is lost—asking the question: When the heroes have fallen, who will take up the sword?
	 
	A strange darkness grows in Allward.
	 
	Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea.
	 
	She soon discovers the truth: She is the last of an ancient lineage—and the last hope to save the world from destruction. But she won’t be alone. Even as darkness falls, she is joined by a band of unlikely companions:
	 
	A squire, forced to choose between home and honor.
	An immortal, avenging a broken promise.
	An assassin, exiled and bloodthirsty.
	An ancient sorceress, whose riddles hide an eerie foresight.
	A forger with a secret past.
	A bounty hunter with a score to settle.
	Together they stand against a vicious opponent, invincible and determined to burn all kingdoms to ash, and an army unlike anything the realm has ever witnessed.
	
	
	
		紐時排行第一即時暢銷書!
	
		 
	
		令人無法抗拒的動作情節,到處充滿致命驚險,這本令人驚嘆的新奇幻系列平裝版是來自紐時暢銷《紅皇后》系列的作者維多利亞•阿維亞德,書內附有華麗、原創的主角封面彩繪,故事在希望破滅處開始,作者並提出一個問題:當英雄隕落,誰將扛起倚天神劍?
	
		 
	
		奇怪的暗黑力量在奧爾沃德滋長。
	
		 
	
		就連藏身在海邊小鎮的蔻蓮恩•安-阿瑪拉特也感受到了這股力量。
	
		 
	
		她很快就發現真相:她是一個古老血統的最後一人--也是拯救世界免遭毀滅的最後希望。但是她並不孤單。即使黑暗降臨,有一群奇人異士成為她的團夥:
	
		 
	
		一個被迫在家庭和榮譽之間做出選擇的侍從。
	
		一個因為承諾遭到背棄而復仇的永生族。
	
		一個殺人如麻、被放逐的殺手。
	
		一位古老的女巫,她的謎語秘藏著詭異恐怖的遠見。
	
		一個有著神秘過去的偽造者。
	
		一個尋仇的賞金獵人。
	
		他們共同對抗一個邪惡的對手,他們所向無敵並決心讓所有王國灰飛煙滅,這是一支該國從未見過的軍隊。
	
		
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