Dread Empire Books in Order

From the remote Windtower, the Star Rider sets in motion a war feared even by wizards. At its center stands Nepanthe, a princess of the Stormkings whose love draws powerful forces into conflict.

As the Dread Empire's war reaches its climax, Mocker faces the loss of old companions and Nepanthe confronts a changed future. The War-Child and the Star Rider's secrets shape a struggle fought with swords and sorcery.

The birth of a strange War-Child sends an ominous message across the Dragon's Teeth. Nepanthe and Mocker await a conflict that terrifies even wizards, while dark powers prepare to turn prophecy into war.

A young desert heretic survives persecution and becomes El Murid, promising order and righteousness to Hammad al Nakir. His religious mission gathers followers and enemies, while hidden powers influence his vision of a new empire.

El Murid's holy war spreads through the desert after the destruction of his family and his own narrow survival. Haroun ben Yousif rides against him, bringing sorcery into a conflict driven by faith and bloodshed.

King Bragi and his spymaster plot to restore Princess Mist to power, while Nepanthe sees visions of her missing son. Beyond the empire, a war victim becomes the servant of a forgotten god and its dead legions.

King Bragi Ragnarson joins Mist's planned coup against the Dread Empire despite his wizard's warnings. Varthlokkur and spymaster Michael Trebilcock try to restrain the king as political ambition pushes him toward another dangerous war.

Bragi Ragnarson languishes as a prisoner in the Dread Empire while his queen and surviving soldiers seek him. Missing allies and a rival's designs on Kavelin complicate their efforts as Varthlokkur watches the gathering struggle.

This omnibus collects Reap the East Wind, An Ill Fate Marshalling, and A Path to Coldness of Heart. Bragi's alliance with the exiled Mist unfolds alongside a desert survivor's service to a forgotten god.