Enslaved by King Kregant’s army, Dar survived by befriending the fierce orcs who were also forced to serve. Now she has escaped-only to find that the price of freedom may be herdestiny. Calling on her untried leadership abilities, Dar guides the surviving orc soldiers to the safety of their homeland-but the clan leaders refuse to accept her unless she can releasetheir queen from Kregant’s fortress. Shaken by her growing gift for dark prophecy and a fate she feels unprepared to accept, Dar must infiltrate the very heart of the despot’s empire. There she willdiscover unexpected treachery and an ancient power that threatens the future of all. Look for Books I and III in the Queen of the Orcs trilogy From the Paperback edition.