The Warlords of Nin (The Dragon King Trilogy, Book 2)

In Mensandor's evening sky, the Wolf Star fiercely gleams, a baleful eye beholding the end of the age. Across the southern lands sweep the armies of a grim and terrible foe: Nin the Destroyer, merciless, invincible. Summoned from his studies in the ancient city of Dekra, Quentin sets forth on a perilous journey to open the prophetic path for a coming deliverer -- the Priest-King who will wield the blazing sword Zhaligkeer and usher in the heralded age of light.