The chronicle unfolds as the heroic, yet fated, odyssey continues. The fifth volume in the sweeping 18-book Realms of Kyre epic fantasy saga.
Betrayed, broken, and left for dead. Kyre awakens from the treacherous trap sprung at Bowfield Spring with his body battered and his memories fractured once more. To survive, the solitary warrior must piece together the violent events that nearly claimed his life—even as a dark omen takes flight above him. The EagleWing, the mythic Bringer of Blood that presages widespread destruction and death, circles the skies, tracking his every move.
If Kyre can heal his wounds, an empire of shadows awaits his return. In the capital of Lordstown, the political knives are unsheathed. He must navigate the seductive yet perfidious web of the Rua Sisterhood, embodied by the calculating Sariri, while preparing for a devastating clash in the Valley of the Ribs against the invading armies of Aitierra.
But the truest threat lies on the horizon. When the breakaway province of Mindar rebels, the furious and powerful Lady Delphindiana delivers a ruthless ultimatum, dispatching Kyre to the frontlines with a single, blood-chilling command: do them a kindness and kill them all.
Caught between the merciless whims of rulers, the shifting schemes of secret societies, and the relentless shadow of the EagleWing, Kyre must summon his phenomenal power to face an onslaught of war and rebellion. Will he remain an instrument of slaughter for others, or will he finally claim the star-inspired destiny that calls to him from the chaos?
From the Intimate to the World-shattering, the Realm of the Lordlands will never be the same again.