A Queen in Blood by Nick Snape

A grim but masterful work of dark fantasy, A Queen in Blood (Warriors of Spirit and Bone Book 3) by Nick Snape is the emphatically impressive next installment to this sprawling and imaginative saga. Desperate to save her realm from a sinister blight spreading through the land and overtaking innocent souls, Queen Erin must turn to an unlikely ally, with the full horror of the Fleshmaster’s forces pushing through the thinning veil to Brandshold. A voracious dragon of the veil is intent on devouring the spirits of The Seven House leaders themselves, unless Laoch can overcome his grief and harness the ultimate soul-weapon, one that could end the war and free the cursed hordes of the Constructors from true death. Haunting, bleak, and beautifully told, Snape has hit the sweet spot in his storytelling stride with this against-all-odds epic, resulting in the strongest book in the series that should be sought out by fans of every subset of fantasy.