The Scarlet Cloaks: Red Road: 2

The king has named them traitors. The people call them heroes.The Scarlet Cloaks have paid dearly for every stand against the Molten Host. Their numbers are dwindling, their allies are scattered, and the kingdom they fight to defend now hunts them as outlaws.King Aeylwulf remains behind the walls of Oakenwall, determined to crush any challenge to his rule. Beyond the capital, Bellhaven faces annihilation, Greymantle conceals a deadly betrayal, and the ancient dwarven city of Stonewater stands upon the brink of destruction.Wulfgar and his surviving knights must follow the Red Road through a kingdom consumed by war. Beside them march formidable sorcerers, fearless halfling auxiliaries and dwarves willing to turn their weapons against the Molten Host.Yet every alliance demands sacrifice. Every victory leaves fewer Scarlet Cloaks alive. With royal soldiers behind them and the Molten Host ahead, Wulfgar must transform a band of outlawed knights into the resistance Caldris desperately needs.The road to rebellion will be written in blood.The Red Road is the second book in The Scarlet Cloaks, a gritty fantasy trilogy of war, defiance and loyalty tested by fire.