Nevil Warbrook's doubts about MacGregor's work have matured into something darker: fear. Fear of what the text is doing to him, fear of where it's leading, and he's giving up his restoration of This Iron Race.
But first, he must finish what he started. And MacGregor's tale pulls no punches: 1860. In Winchester, Lord MacDonald's investigation into Prince William's murder meets fierce resistance from the Earl of Northumberland, determined to protect the crown at any cost. MacDonald's young Irish seer, Eolhwynne, faces resentment and danger in the Tower Ward. From the west, the Men of the Corn demand a new Duke of Cornwall. From the east, Tsar Alexander of Russia arrives with Lazarus, the greatest mystic of the age. And alone in King Alfred's chapel, Princess Isabel of Castille keeps vigil beside her murdered husband's corpse. Meanwhile, on the Isle of Skye, Bheathain Somhairle-still ignorant of his birthright-reluctantly journeys into the land between life and death to save a woman's life, meeting a stranger, a revelation, and a glimpse of his true destiny. As for Nevil, despite the persuasions of Hendryk van Zelden, an unholy ritual in a churchyard at midnight to discover where MacGregor is buried convinces him he is no man of adventure. Book Three of This Iron Race is for readers who loved Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and The Historian. Note: These books form a continuous narrative and should be read in order