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Cover artist Les Peterson Series The Song of the Tears Originally published 29 November 2007 Preceded by Torments of the Traitor Genre Fantasy Fiction | 4.1/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print (Paperback) Followed by The Destiny of the Dead Country Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pages 688 pp (paperback edition) ISBN 1-84149-470-4 (paperback edition) Similar Ian Irvine books, The Three Worlds Cycle books, Other books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Curse on the Chosen is the second book in Ian Irvine's The Song of the Tears trilogy.
Contents
Official Synopsis
The allies are trapped on Mistmurk Mountain and the God-Emperor guards every way of escape. There's only one chance for freedom: for demure little Maelys to confess to a crime she has not committed, though if she does it will turn all her friends against her.
And even if they can flee through the perilous shadow realm, the God-Emperor's armies will hunt them to the ends of the world. Nish, Flydd and Maelys have no choice but to venture to the Tower of a Thousand Steps, on the frozen Isle of Noom. There they must seek aid from the implacable sorcerer who controlled the world for an unknown but terrible purpose for one hundred and fifty years – the Numinator.
But on that tragic journey they will uncover a greater and more deadly secret, a folly that has been shaping life and death in the Three Worlds for more than three thousand years, and now threatens to consume them all.
Audiobook Version
The audiobook version, produced in 2017, is narrated by the British actor, Jack Hawkins.