Scattered Stone

Scattered Stone is Book 3 of the Tilcharal Chronicles.

Deep beneath mountain and stone, ancient bloodlines awaken, and long-lost kin are rediscovered. Scattered Stone follows the High Queen Dara and her loyal companions as they journey through forgotten tunnels, weathered maps, and the shattered remnants of once-great dwarven kingdoms.

From sea caves to hidden chambers carved by master hands now lost to time, the dwarves begin their march toward unity. But the path is perilous. Orcs infest the lower depths, haunting the ruins of Karak-Thal-once the heart of dwarven might. To reclaim it, five sundered dwarven realms must rise as one. Old grudges must be buried, lost history remembered, and new alliances forged in steel and stone.

As war drums echo in the dark, Borik and Duca prepare their warriors to strike a long-lost bridge, while Thane Durn Blackfrost leads frost-marked warriors from the secret halls of Durmgaraz. In the west, Vaelin and Bofur gather armies at Tarkhûl's Landing. And far to the east, Dara and her band uncover secrets meant to stay buried-including whispers of a forgotten god still lurking in the depths.

But time is running out. Winter grips the mountains. Supplies are thin. Enemies multiply in the shadows. And beneath it all, a forgotten piece on the gods' board begins to stir-one that even Narun, the High Dwarven God, did not foresee.
Scattered Stone is a tale of ancient glory reignited, of battle and brotherhood, of halls long silent now ringing with hammer and song. The mountain calls. The dwarves answer.