Description
Morgreth Tuskbreaker was just an orc chieftain fighting to unite a shattered confederation. Now his skin has turned the color of old blood, his body is changing in ways no living orc understands, and the throne he never wanted has become a cage he can’t yet name. When a calculating goblin lieutenant seizes power in the chaos of war’s aftermath, disciplined raids along the trade roads escalate into open provocation — and a furious dwarven ally forces Morgreth into a war he cannot yet fight at full strength. The price of the knowledge he needs most may cost him something he isn’t ready to give.
As old enemies resurface to feed a new one’s ambitions, Morgreth discovers a power inside himself that even his closest advisors fear more than they understand — a gift that may be the first sign of something far larger than a king. With his people watching, his marriage tested, and a countdown he can’t stop ticking louder with every battle, Morgreth must decide what kind of ruler — and what kind of being — he’s willing to become before the choice is made for him. Some transformations end in strength. Others end in something the world hasn’t seen in two thousand generations. The HIGH ORC has come again.