title: Dark Paths: The Legends of the Alfar Book III (The Legends of the lfar)
author:  Markus Heitz 
description: <b>Heitz keeps on delivering</b> . . . I would recommend <i>Righteous Fury</i> to everyone looking for exciting Tolkien-inspired fantasy<b><i>Upcoming4me on Righteous Fury</i></b><br /><br />There is adventure, fighting, death, one truly gruesome act and a people going to war. I enjoyed this book and I want more about the lfar.<b> Because at the end, stuff is going down</b><b><i>Books for Life</i></b><br /><br />The prose is sharp, the action sequences bloody and all in this has been <b>a real joy to read</b>. Throw into the mix some cracking double-dealing, some political machinations and all in this series has been a p<b>ure joy from start to finish</b> and <b>definitely one I'd recommend to other fantasy fans</b><b><i>Falcata Times</i></b><br /><br />Driven by<b> unrelenting action</b>, [the book] springs to life through the <b>vivid, vigorous writing</b><b><i>Kirkus on the Legends of the Alfar</i></b><br /><br />A Tolkienesque fantasy adventure novel needs a solid villain for the readers to loathe, and in Markus Heitz's <i>Righteous Fury</i>, we find a quite impressive one . . . <b>If your bookshelf is already home to Tolkien, Martin, and company, <i>Righteous Fury</i> will find a comfortable spot to fit in</b><b><i>Booklist on Righteous Fury</i></b><br /><br /><b>Tolkien with a dash of Gemmell and a sprinkling of George R.R. Martin</b><b><i>Malazan Empire on Markus Heitz</i></b><br /><br /><b>A welcome return</b> to the world of Markus Heitz's <i>Dwarves</i> series<b><i>Dominish</i></b>
zlib_text: # Rise of The Silvan
  
  ## The Silvan Book V
  
  ##  R.K. Lander
  
  ##  Edited by M.Y. Leigh
  
  ##  Edited by Andrea Lundgren
  
  ##  Illustrated by Asha Znamenska
  
  ##  Illustrated by Hector Airaghi
  
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  # Contents
  
  I. [ Restoration ](text00005.html#part-1)
  
  1. [ Blind Faith ](text00006.html#part-1-chapter-1)
  
  2. [ Even Unto Death ](text00007.html#part-1-chapter-2)
  
  3. [ Lestari and the General ](text00008.html#part-1-chapter-3)
  
  4. [ A New Reality ](text00009.html#part-1-chapter-4)
  
  5. [ Silvan Fighters ](text00010.html#part-1-chapter-5