Stormcaster

A PIRATE ON THE RUN Vagabond seafarer Evan Strangward can move wind, waves, and weather, but his magical abilities can't protect him forever from the brutal Empress Celestine. As Celestine's relentless bloodsworn armies grow, Evan travels to the Fells to warn the queendom that an invasion is imminent. If he can't convince the Gray Wolf queen to take a stand, he knows that the Seven Realms will fall and his last sanctuary will be destroyed. Among the dead will be the one person Evan can't stand to lose. A WARRIOR PRINCESS Meanwhile, the queen's formidable daughter, Princess Alyssa ana'Raisa, is already a prisoner aboard the empress's ship, sailing east. Lyss may be the last remaining hope of bringing down the empress from within her own tightly controlled stronghold. THE STORM OF WAR Intricately interwoven storylines converge in this gripping novel as the warring Seven Realms struggle to unite against a horrific tyrant. This description comes from the publisher. Stormcaster is the third book of the Shattered Realms series, the first of which is Flamecaster; however, the Shattered Realms series is the sequel series to the Seven Realms series, the first of which is The Demon King.