For centuries, the world outside Yamato turned, while in the island nation, little changed. But the barbarians have finally broken through the gates, and the rebels have risen openly.Bran reunites with his father on Dejima, just as the Bataavians and the local daimyo prepare to join the rebellion against the Taikun. Nagomi follows her visions across the Dan-no-Ura Straits, only to discover there is more to the Prophecy than she ever imagined. Sato and the Kiheitai, on secret orders from Lord Mori, rush to reach the Imperial Capital of Heian before the full might of Taikun's army - and the Black Dragons he's allied with. The time for whispers and secrets is over. The dark clouds burst - and the bloody civil war is finally upon Yamato.

Two novellas and two short stories from the Mirror Worlds epic fantasy universe. DRAGONBONE CHEST: We do not know where the Forgetting had come from, what causes it and how exactly does it work... all we know is that nobody is safe from its dark touch, nobody knows where and when it will strike. A prince, a pauper, a wizard, a child... it can happen to anybody and there is no way to prevent it. Duke Ayaris is a dragon slayer. He's the only one left in the world, and he is hunting after the last of the dragons. He is about to fulfil his life's destiny. A dying old man asks him to take care of his beautiful young daughter. But the girl has a secret - one that will cause him to set sail where no man has willingly sailed before: to the Dragon North, in search of the fabled city of Eden. DRAGONSBANE: Ennaki’s Master is a dragon slayer. But not just any dragon slayer: each beast he slays is greater and more powerful than the previous one, and each fight brings more woe and damage to the innocents around. As the knight proceeds with his murderous scheme, Ennaki begins to doubt and wonder. Is his Master’s secret plan really worth the slaughter? And is this really the best way to win the everlasting War against the Shadow that threatens to engulf all Mirror Worlds? Also includes short stories "Crown of the Abyss" and "Favnirsbane"

BEST-SELLING ORIENTAL FANTASY - DRAGONS, WIZARDS AND SAMURAI!Described as "part Harry Potter, part Shogun", James Calbraith's "The Year of the Dragon" series is an epic tale of magic, intrigue and war in a world of dragon riding marines, wizard-controlled ironclads and vampire samurai.This is a bundle edition of the first four books of the best-selling historical fantasy saga, containing the entire Crimson Robe arc:Book 1: The Shadow of Black WingsBook 2: The Warrior's SoulBook 3: The Islands in the MistBook 4: The Rising TideThe deluxe edition contains also a short story "Birkenhead Drill", a full glossary of foreign words, list of characters, the map of the land of Gwynedd and a chronology of the world.**

All is lost. The Gods decided to reward Wortimer and punish Ash, and the future of Britannia hangs in the balance.In the darkness of a prison cell, through pain of torture, Ash tries to remember how everything has gone so terribly wrong. Wortimer defeated his father and conquered Londin. He took Rhedwyn into his chamber, and threw Ash into the deepest dungeon. His armies are rampaging throughout the province, killing Iutes and Saxons wherever they can find them. It seems nothing and nobody can stop the new Dux of Britons from fulfiling his mission to destroying the Iutes and cast all barbarians out of the island forever.