The Darkest Champion - Shadow Battles, #2

The king is dead. Long live the chaos. In this rousing sequel to The Eye of Everfell, Lewis Knight continues his saga of sweeping kingdoms, high-stakes battles, and unexpected twists. As winter smothers the troubled kingdoms of Vinkalla, a dark and fearsome rider haunts the night, striking fear into the bravest soul. The Reaver has returned, and his arrival is a harbinger of chaos that unfurls from the battlements of mighty Kaerleon to the forbidding peaks of the Dragonspine mountains.
In the cursed grounds of Aceldama, Alaric gathers his forces for war against the forces of men and their fearsome figurehead, the unstoppable Reaver. Yet infighting and deceit threaten to topple his fragile alliance before the battle begins. On the perilous road to Norland, Nyori learns to use Eymunder, the powerful artifact that Alaric craves more than life itself. Her companions are the Huntsmen: warriors that dare to battle the akhkharu, but at least one of them is a traitor.
And east of the Dragonspine, Valdemar Basilis musters the mightiest army the world has seen in an Age. Seething with rage and burning with vengeance, he will lead his forces into winter's heart and forge them into unity . letting the weak die along the way. Armies will gather, alliances will form, and trust will shatter. For in the heat of battle, everyone stands on fragile ground, and victory will be decided not by skill or courage .
but by the force that has the darkest champion.