Stoneslayer

Stoneslayer: Book Two Fallout is the second installment in Candace Lynn Talmadge's dark high fantasy series set in the lost world of Azgard. Mixed-race healer Helen Andros, now acknowledged daughter of the powerful Lord James Mordecai, struggles to navigate an increasingly hostile political landscape as the Temple of Kronos wars openly with her father. Caught between healing the king, healing her estranged best friend, and her own fraught relationship with her father, Helen pays a steep price when her unguarded words lead to a brutal military punishment that leaves her permanently scarred. Otherworldly mentor Maguari guides her into two past lives with her father to help her release her anger and fear of loss. As a loveless political marriage looms and the demonic Stoneslayer renews its relentless assault on her sanity, Helen faces life-threatening peril once again. The novel continues the series' exploration of reincarnation, spiritual awakening, political intrigue, and the struggle between decency and demonic depravity.