The Witch of Angbar. The Milward Chronicles, #5

From the throne room of Ortia to the slave pits of Southpointe, one name is whispered in terror: Angbar. An ancient sorceress of unspeakable power, she twists the living into monsters, topples emperors with a smile, and feeds on despair the way dragons feed on fire. While corrupt councilors plot to murder the Emperor and frame an innocent boy-wizard for the crime.While Duke Bilardi rots in chains, screaming prophecies no one believes.While Charity faces a marriage alliance that could save or doom an entire nation.Adam-now a father, a captain, and the most dangerous shaper alive-must lead an uneasy alliance of clansmen, dwarves, pirates, and one very sarcastic dragon into the witch's own stronghold.
Because Angbar doesn't just want to rule the world. She wants to unmake it. and remake it in her image. Old-school epic fantasy at its darkest and most addictive: court treachery sharp enough to cut, battles big enough to rattle your teeth, magic that actually scares you, and the moment a hero realizes the only thing more terrifying than the villain is the power he has to become to stop her.