The Shorter the Stride...: The Clockwork Tree Conspiracy: Book...

The shadow of war threatens to escape from the gloom of the Desolate Waste. The Uruk-hai are emerging from their breeding pits stronger and hungrier than the elders remember. The cursed ones are relentless and unyielding in their desire to spread their faith of bloody destruction. They worship a dark Blood God who demands that they die far from home, tasting the blood of their enemies. The dark, wild lands are expanding step by bloody step as goblins and orcs driven by their hunger march out into the human held territories. They leave only gnawed, splintered bones and dying screams, echoing in their wind, wherever they tread.Above in their high mountain strongholds the Khuzdul are stirring; the dwarves are organizing their forces and raising a new army in response to the growing threat. The Winterborn will march into the lowlands bringing fire and sharpened iron. No one will dare face them on the Iron Road of war. Neither orc nor human can stand before the assembled Winterborn host; everyone will be forced to flee or submit before their relentless march.In a hidden valley near Red Glass Mountain, unwatched by nearsighted dwarves three young wood gnomes strive to find their place in a land of giants. The unfairness of their small stature rankles; the world is so big and they are so small. Still the stubbornness of Elan and the Nut brothers; do not match their slight statures. Together the boys compete in the Illuminous Academy, competing against the most talented sons and daughters of the underground aristocracy. Their struggle for acceptance has become a test in determining if wood and stone can meld their strengths and face the threatened onslaught together.This edition of the book has been re-edited for comprehension and readibility.

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