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A Blade of Black Steel icons a fateful white lie thatThe sequel to Alex Marshall's A Crown for Cold Silver, an outstanding, game changing epic adventure featuring an unforgettable warrior. After five hundred years, the Sunken Kingdom has returned, and brought with it a monstrous secret that threatens to destroy every country on the Star. As an inhuman army gathers on its shores, poised to invade the Immaculate Isles, the members of the Cobalt Company face an ugly choice: abandon their dreams of glory