The runaways must rise or die ...In a world where dragons own the skies and the races rule the earth, trouble stirs. From his temple in Dark Mountain, Black Frost, the dragon ruler of the frozen north is massing an army of dragon riders to overtake the world. Wielding mystic forces unlike the land has ever seen, his sinister plan is unleashed.At in the middle of the struggle, two young heroes on the run must rise. A mysterious elf named Grey Cloak, and his blood brother, Dyphestive, a brute of a man, stand in defiance of the onslaught of evil. With Black Frosts forces determined to hunt them down, their battles take them through lands filled with bitter winters, barren lands scorched by the sun, lakes and rivers swelling with fish and rich farmland filled with plenty. It is a tale of strange monarchs and majesties, wily warriors and wizards, slayers and thieves, who must come together in the worlds gravest time of need.Amid conspiracies and deadly schemes, tragedy and betrayal, triumphant and horror, the fate of the blood brothers, their comrades and the survival of their world hangs in the balance, if they fail to secure victory in the perilous Dragon Wars.????? "Craig Halloran's and "Dragon Wars and " series, a sword and sorcery epic targeted towards the Young Adult ( and "YA and ") market, is well worth reading for many reasons, and this is no matter how bad things get, we should not give up on our friends. Grey Cloak is and "the man with a plan, and " even when the plan is just and "try harder. and " Dyphestive is his true blood brother who doesn't even seem to understand what and "give up and " means. Together, in this and the remaining volumes, they may just find a way." John Tobler, Amazon ReviewerThis is the 2nd boxset of the 1-million-word long Dragon Wars fantasy saga which includes several professionally drawn character artwork images.If you enjoy epic fantasy filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings, orcs, mages, thieves, warriors, and dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive.Books most Dragonlance, The Sword of Shannara, Lord of the Rings, and Legends of Drizzt.