The Punishment Hand - Daniel Casey - Bog

In this third installment of the Ascendant Realms series, our scattered heroes come together as the plots, schemes, and stratagems that had divided and threatened them are made clear. In the Cathedral city of Sulecin, Wynne Landis is sequestered as the religion of the world debates to elect a new Patriarch. Also in the city, the priestess Kira, the disgraced paladin Goshen, Wynne's daughter Fery, and the mercenary Declan are desperately trying to stay one-step ahead of those hunting them while searching for a way to reach Wynne. With the arrival of the free ranger Jena, the group finally reunites before shattering apart again due to intrigue within the Cathedral. A rival nation's army is still on the doorstep of the city as news has finally arrived of a gigantic armada from far southern city of Lappala its intention entirely unclear. Pinned between two looming threats, the newly elected Patriarch will set into action a series of events that will upend the world of Syr Nebra. Still caught in the machinations of the powerful, but now determined to do all they can to oppose the dark dealings, Kira, Goshen, Wynne, Fery, Declan, and Jena fight to stay together. All the while in the far north, Roth has been given a key by his mysterious order, which could roll back hostilities. He leaves his sanctuary searching for his compatriots.