quotSmith deftly stagemanages the wideranging plots with brisk pacing spare yet complex characterizations and a narrative that balances sweeping action and uneasy intimacyquot Publishers WeeklyampnbspquotA damned good book A compelling protagonist with a vivid voice a masters control of pacing and tensionquot TorcomIn the third volume ofampnbspThe Norsunder War the invaders command structure is fracturing but they are no less dangerous Amid widespread and wanton destruction it seems the world itself is fighting back A pair of brothers one on each side begin a duel of wit and danger searching for a girl who could change the worldMeanwhile slowly hints of what really happened four thousand years ago begin to emerge making this fight not just universal but personal for those who claim power Revelation Betrayal SacrificeThe beginning of the end