The First Big Battle

Ottendorf Edition: see http://www.apex101.net/GiftArt/ottendorf.htm for the contest. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Tessa, exhausted and severely wounded, braves mortal danger to get the message to the Queen that the Skavian ships have emerged from the fog near Port Royal. The biggest battle in the history of Nor is about to begin as the Skavians are only hours away. To make matters worse, Lieutenant Madison, a key strategist, claims to have been hit by lightning in the tunnels off Isis’ Inlet and is severely wounded. Queen Elise sends her forces to begin an all-out attack on the oncoming fleets using a promising new weapon. But it hasn’t been tried before. Will it work? Meanwhile spiders are attacking Duchess Dielos’s prison cell with intent to devour her. King Shadack is enraged to discover that Starania has sent the Duchess to her doom. Will she survive? Find out for yourself: read this book.