ORIGINAL TRADE PAPERBACK! 3 in the Balanced Sword epic fantasy series & series finale Phoenix & her companions take on the King of All Hells in a final showdown with the fate of multiple worlds in the balance The King of All Hells Awaits Kyri Tobimar & Poplock had managed—barely—to thwart the plans of the mad alchemist-mage Master Wieran & defeat the monstrous Elderwyrm Sanamaveridion saving the secret country of Kaizatenzei from the evil hidden at its core Now they believe they have discovered the true architect of not just the fall of the Justiciars of Myrionar—god of Justice & Vengeance—but the unleashing of the forces of the Hells themselves against the other countries of Zarathan They begin their journey back to Kyri&s home Evanwyl to confront the being their new ally Miri calls Viedraverion first son of the King of All Hells But behind that name lies an even more terrible secret & a plan centuries in the making a plan that depends on Kyri being who & what she is Even if the three adventurers can escape the spies & traps within their own adventuring party their final adversary awaits them eagerly For with them they carry the key to their enemy&s victory—a victory which will destroy not only Kyri her friends & her country but also the gods themselves! Yet Kyri & her allies have a hidden strength themselves They are fighting for the right & there are ancient gods & powers who may come to the aid of a true warrior&s heart in the time of greatest need Meet the Author Ryk E Spoor while earning his masters degree in Pittsburgh became a playtesting consultant & writer for the Wizards of the Coast the leading publisher of role-playing games & related novels He now lives in East Greenbush NY working as a technical proposal writer for a high-tech R&D firm & spending his non-writer time with his wife & sons Spoor is the coauthor with New York Times best seller Eric Flint of the popular Threshold series of science fiction novels Spoor&s solo novels for Baen include Paradigms Lost Grand Central Arena & Spheres of Influence He is also the author of epic fantasy Phoenix Rising