This epic saga plunges into a world ravaged by war and political intrigue, where ruling clans struggle to maintain a fragile peace. However, as a new threat approaches from distant lands, old feuds resurface, and individual ambitions clash against the backdrop of inevitable conflict. At the heart of this turbulent realm, a character embarks on a path to awaken a hidden power, their destiny intertwined with a bloody legacy. Fans of heroic fantasy will find themselves engrossed in a gripping tale of revenge, betrayal, and dark prophecy.
It is a godless world. An uneasy truce exists between the human clans and ancient races. But now the clan of the Black Road move south, and their arrival will herald a new age of war and chaos. Behind it all seems to be one man, Aeglyss, a man whose desire for power will only be sated when he has achieved his ultimate goal: immortality.
As ever greater battles are fought between the Black Road and the True Bloods, so each side in the conflict becomes ever more riven by internal dissent and disunity. Amidst the mounting chaos, Aeglyss the na'kyrim gradually masters the remarkable powers that have been unleashed upon him by his crucifixion. Twisting everything and everyone around him to serve his own mad desires, he begins to exert a dangerous, insidious influence over the course of events both near and far. Orisian, lord of the ruined Lannis Blood, faces not only the consequences of that malign influence, but also the machinations of his supposed allies and the stirring of the long-dormant Anain, the most potent race the world has ever known.
The stunning conclusion of this spectacular epic fantasy trilogy from a British author destined to become a major name in the field.