The Circles Book Five: Through the Valley of Death

The Circles Book Five: Through the Valley of Death Book Five of The Circles - Through the Valley of Death

Recaptured by the Haradric slave traders, Elfhild and Elffled once again find themselves forced to resume their journey to the Dark Land of Mordor. Once they pass over the Anduin, all hope of escape is lost, and each mile that passes brings them ever closer to the culmination of their fears. Home is behind them; slavery lies ahead. Torn between loyalties and tormented by grief and guilt, the twin sisters struggle to accept the fate which seems to await them at the journey's end.

Before the twins and their captors ever reach Mordor, however, they must pass through the ethereal mists of the Morgul Vale, a place so terrifying that even the minds of brave men succumb to madness. In this realm of mists and shadows, nothing is as it seems, and the boundaries between reality and illusion are blurred to obscurity. What strange sights and experiences await them in the treacherous Morgul Pass?

Violence and explicit scenes in some chapters.
For mature readers only.

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Chapter 1 - The Workings of Fate (4/25/11)
Chapter 2 - Perilous Beauty (5/19/11)
Chapter 3 - Questions (7/24/11)
Chapter 4 - Choices (8/15/11)
Chapter 5 - Slavery or Death (9/7/11)
Chapter 6 - The Sorrowful Road (9/29/11)
Chapter 7 - Morbid Thoughts, Dark and Dreary (11/16/11)
Chapter 8 - A Motive for Mayhem (2/21/12)
Chapter 9 - Justice (3/11/12)
Chapter 10 - History Repeats Itself (5/19/12)
Chapter 11 - A Night in the Shakh's Tent (8/12/12)
Chapter 12 - A Conversation in the Morning (11/14/12)
Chapter 13 - Crossing the Anduin (11/14/12)
Chapter 14 - The Other Side of the River (11/14/12)
Chapter 15 - A Lesson in Protocol (1/14/13)
Chapter 16 - Serving Master (1/14/13)
Chapter 17 - The Music of Love and The Wine of Sleep (2/2/13)
Chapter 18 - Strange Southern Brew (3/26/13)
Chapter 19 - The Enchanted River (4/14/13)
Chapter 20 - A Convergence of Ways (6/21/13)
Chapter 21 - A Forgotten Castle (7/17/13)
Chapter 22 - Chamber of Shame (9/22/13)
Chapter 23 - The Caress of Silent Lips (10/31/13)
Chapter 24 - Unseen Eyes (11/22/13)
Chapter 25 - An Intruder in a Quiet Glen (12/23/13)
Chapter 26 - A Miscreant Caught (1/3/14)
Chapter 27 - Foul Words, Brutal Honesty (1/23/14)
Chapter 28 - Tempest Tossed and Forsaken (3/15/14)
Chapter 29 - The Garden of Dushgoi (3/26/14)
Chapter 30 - Vale of Illusion (8/3/14)
Chapter 31 - The Seneschal of Minas Morgul (9/29/14)
Chapter 32 - Temptations and Loyalties (11/16/14)
Chapter 33 - Valley of the Djinns (1/3/15)
Chapter 34 - Harem of the Damned (2/14/15)
Chapter 35 - The Spring of the Silver Coin (3/4/15)
Chapter 36 - Tales by the Fire (3/14/15)
Chapter 37 - The Captain of Moskala (6/24/15)
Chapter 38 - The Writer and The Poet (11/22/15)
Chapter 39 - Shrine of the Rose (12/24/15)
Chapter 40 - Cirith Ungol (3/12/16)
Chapter 41 - Massacre Beneath the Tower (3/25/16)