The sixth – and final – instalment from the inimitable SPELLSLINGER series.

The game of war is always rigged .

Kellen and Reichis are settling to their lives as protectors of the youthful queen. For the very first time Kellen feels as if he’s becoming the kind of man that his coach Ferius had wanted him to be. Even Reichis provides come to appreciate having a noble purpose – as long as no one thoughts him committing the occasional act of fraud in the royal treasury.

But thousands of miles apart a war is brewing that the Argosi usually warned could destroy the continent. An unexpected source brings term that there’s one way Kellen can prevent a hundred years of bloodshed, and all it requires is definitely just a little murder . . .

Now Kellen and his sister Shalla end up on reverse sides, and neither love nor loyalty can protect them from the choices they must make.

Perfect for enthusiasts of The Dark Tower, Firefly, Guardians from the Galaxy, Terry Pratchett, Ben Aaronovitch and Jim Butcher.