The Cloven: The Vorrh (3), Catling Brian

In the stunning conclusion to Brian Catlings Vorrh trilogy, the colonial city of Essenwald gives up all its secrets, as the ancient forest seeks to reclaim what has been taken from it. Those who have been enslaved shall be no longer, and two heroes once thought dead shall reemerge stronger than ever. A man will be split in two, and a young woman will rise to the height of her powers. Meanwhile, the threat of war looms over London. Germany is gearing up to begin the Blitz, and only Nicholas the Erstwhile senses the danger to come. Will he be able to save the man who saved him? The Cloven is a book of battles and betrayals, in which Catlings incredible creations all fulfill their destinies and lead us to an epic conflagration with the fate of mankind hanging in the balance--an assault in which the Vorrh realizes the ultimate weapon and attacks the one thing man cant live without.