A Wall Road Journal bestseller.

The 3rd book in the million-copy bestselling Kingfountain series from Jeff Wheeler.

Against all odds, Owen Kiskaddon grew from frightened guy to confident youth to trusted officer in the court of Kingfountain—and watched its regent, Severn Argentine, grow ever more ruthless and power-mad. Robbed of his precious protector, his noble mentor, and his real love, Owen has anticipated the day when the king he worries and reviles, however loyally acts, will be toppled. Right now, as Severn plots a marketing campaign of conquest, enough time has come to take action…and Owen’s destiny needs that he business lead the strike.

Purchased to incite battle having a neighboring kingdom, Owen discovers its beautiful, reclusive ruler, whose powerful magic might even exceed his personal. Together they mount a daring plot to overthrow the corrupt monarch, crown the rightful heir, and beat the prophesied curse threatening Kingfountain with wintry loss of life. But Severn’s bad is as bottomless as the fabled Deep Fathoms. To maintain his ill-gotten throne, he’ll gladly spill the blood of opponents and innocents alike.