The Bloody Crown (The Legends of Karik, #4)

"Your every victory will turn to defeat, your triumphs to tragedies, your conquests to calamities."

The way through the Black Isles is open, and Karik is eager to take full advantage of their victory. His hope to end the starvation in Vrania is almost within reach.
But Karik and Ylmi quickly discover that they have stumbled into a chaotic web of wars, alliances, and old hatreds. But even as they try to navigate these new challenges, Ylmi is forced once again to reckon with the greed of King J...