"Up here, we are forever children..."Revik, infamous Sword of the seer world, lost everything when his enemies destroyed the mind of his wife, Allie, and stole their unborn child.Determined to fight the last battle, Revik hunkers down in a post-apocalyptic San Francisco, training seers and humans alike for that inevitable confrontation. Aware of the slim odds of his own survival, Revik longs to rescue his child from the clutches of the Dreng before he dies...even if that means killing her to prevent the pain and torment he endured as the Dreng's slave. Unfortunately, the Dreng know his weaknesses all too well. In a final confrontation, they force him to choose between saving his race but sacrificing his daughter...or betraying both races to keep the last of his family intact.NOTE: An alternate version of this book was previously published as part of the "ALLIE'S WAR" series (this version has been heavily revised/edited prior to re-release).Standalone novel. No cliffhanger.*Warning: this book contains graphic language, sex, and violence, including both gay (M/M) and heterosexual sex and romance. Mature readers only. Not intended for young readers.*BRIDGE is book 7 in the Bridge & Sword series. It is also related to the Quentin Black World, and takes place in the wider history/world of the seers.Next in the Bridge & Sword world: PROPHET (Bridge & Sword Series #8). Or if you'd like to read more about seers, check out BLACK IN WHITE (Quentin Black Mystery #1), which occurs in a version of Earth much closer to our own.THE BRIDGE & SWORD WORLD is a dark, gritty science fiction and apocalyptic series with romantic (and sexy) elements, starring Alyson Taylor and her partner, dark and dangerous infiltrator, Dehgoies Revik. For fans of gritty, character-driven science fiction and fantasy worlds, filled with twists and turns and backstabbing betrayals, with heroes and villains who can be equally relatable (and sometimes the same people). The Bridge & Sword books span continents and historical periods as Allie and Revik try to save the human and seer races from destroying one another, and keep their friends and loved ones alive in the process.BRIDGE & SWORD WORLD Reading Order:Rook (Bridge & Sword Series #1)Shield (Bridge & Sword Series #2)Sword (Bridge & Sword Series #3)Shadow (Bridge & Sword Series #4)Knight (Bridge & Sword Series #5)War (Bridge & Sword Series #6)Bridge (Bridge & Sword Series #7)Prophet (Bridge & Sword Series #8)Dragon (Bridge & Sword Series #9)Sun (Bridge & Sword Series #10)QUENTIN BLACK WORLD Reading Order: Black In White (Quentin Black Mystery #1)Black As Night (Quentin Black Mystery #2)Black On Black (Quentin Black Mystery #3)Black Is Back (Quentin Black Mystery #4)Black And Blue (Quentin Black Mystery #5)Black Of Mood (Quentin Black Mystery #6)