The Bone Maker: A Novel

ISBN: 0062888633

Author: Durst, Sarah Beth

Condition: New

"Durst consistently defies expectations."-Publishers Weekly (starred review)From award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst, a standalone epic fantasy set in a brand-new world of towering mountains and sparkling cities, in which a band of aging warriors have a second chance to defeat dark magic and avenge a haunting loss.Twenty-five years ago, five heroes risked their lives to defeat the bone maker Eklor-a corrupt magician who created an inhuman army using animal bones. But victory came at a tragic price. Only four of the heroes survived.Since then, Kreya, the groups leader, has exiled herself to a remote tower and devoted herself to one purpose: resurrecting her dead husband. But such a task requires both a cache of human bones and a sacrifice-for each day he lives, she will live one less.Shed rather live one year with her husband than a hundred without him, but using human bones for magic is illegal in Vos. The dead are burned-as are any bone workers who violate the law. Yet Kreya knows where she can find the bones she needs: the battlefield where her husband and countless others lost their lives.But defying the laws of the land exposes a terrible possibility. Maybe the dead dont rest in peace after all.Five warriors-one broken, one gone soft, one pursuing a simple life, one stuck in the past, and one who should be dead. Their story should have been finished. But evil doesnt stop just because someone once said, the end.