THE SPEAR OF DURANDAIL HAS BEEN RECOVERED. BIRDS HAVE FLOWN FROM ROVIRA AND THE CALL HAS BEEN ANSWERED... THE ARMIES OF FAITH MARCH NORTH... Lukas Raynor returns to his homeland to face the wrath of Dorian. The world changes when he meets his brother atop the ruins of a sundered village, a place that will change the fortunes of both...

Earl Magnus is dead. Astrid Farrin denies the wishes of her people and refuses his crown. The passage to the uncharted south is open and its mysteries call to her. To discover what lay beyond the Empire's borders, ships are made ready and a path is charted for a journey that will become legend...

Kitara is in chains; bound for Empire and a life of servitude. Alone, save for a small company of Salvaari prisoners, Kitara must use every skill that she possesses to survive this torment. The mercenary Bellec enlists the aid of Sakkar Alsahra and the moonseer Aeryn to hunt those who enslaved his daughter. To do so they must cross the entire breadth of Medea, Annora and Larissa while those same nations prepare for war.

In the wake of great tragedy Sir Kyler Landrey and his mentor ride for Elara. Their quarry; a shadow of the past. They are greeted by an altogether new hell. The great trading Empire is under siege. While at war with the Sacasian pirates, Elara has become a powder keg. The oppressed lower districts have been left further and further behind by those east of the river. The gangs stir in the Pits. Resentment towards the magister grows by the day.

This war in the shadow's pales in the face of a nightmare to arise. The Nightingale. A demon to the wealthy, a burning brand to the poor. Corruption. Betrayal. Murder. Secrets.

Elara is ready to fall...