Blackveil (Green Rider, 4)

Magic danger and adventure abound for messenger Karigan Gladheon in author Kristen Britains New York Times-bestselling Green Rider fantasy series "First-rate fantasy." Library Journal Over a millennium ago Mornhavon the Black heir to the Arcosian Empire crossed the great sea hoping to conquer Sacoridia. Mornhavon and his armies were defeatedbut not before their general had resorted to desperate dark magic that rendered his twisted spirit immortal. Finally Mornhavon was captured and imprisoned in Blackveil Forest and the forests perimeter was sealed by the magical DYer Wall. In the many centuries since knowledge of magic has disappeared from Sacoridia due to the fear and prejudice of a people traumatized by the memory of Mornhavons terrifying sorceries. Even the protective magic that created and maintained the DYer Wall has been lost and the once-impermaeable barrier has been breached allowing Blackveils malignant influence to seep into the lands beyond once again. Karigan Gladheon is a Green Ridera seasoned member of the elite messenger corps of King Zachary of Sacoridia. But Karigan is no ordinary Rider for she can traverse the barriers of time and space. Because of this extraordinary ability she was able to transport the spirit of Mornhavon into the future buying precious time for her country. During the window of relative safety King Zachary decides to send Karigan and a small contingent of scouts accompanied by a small group of Eletiansa magical race who once lived in the lands now tainted by Mornhavons magicinto Blackveil Forest. Though Mornhavon is gone the forest is still a treacherous and unnatural place filled with monstrous creatures and deadly traps. Plus no one knows how far in the future Mornhavon has been sentTen years? One? Maybe even less. And unbeknownst to the band of Eletians and Sacoridians another small group has entered the forestArcosian descendants who have kept Mornhavons dark magic alive in secret for centuries and who now plan to avenge their long-ago defeat by bringing Sacoridia to its knees.