Will Hawthorne’s wife Narilora has been elected clan leader of the linyang, and his influence and wealth as the Makalang have grown make him one of the most powerful individuals on Taitala.

But his world remains unsettled. Tensions with the cunelo and dwenda threaten to undo all the work he has done to secure his adopted world’s future. As he leads an expedition to capture two renegade elders of the cunelo, he and his wives come into contact with the reclusive and hostile diynang. The diynang have their own secrets and priorities for Taitala, some which involve Will himself.

As the dwenda reconciliation mission to the kaliman cavern inexplicably goes missing, Will must once again weigh the risks to his family against the chance to finally unite the squabbling clans of his adopted world.

The Cerulean Sword is the seventh book in The Makalang series and contains explicit adult scenes and graphic violence.