Winning the throne was hard. Keeping it might be impossible .

Over the sea, an unspeakable wicked goes up out of myth, bent on conquest and destruction. Each kingdom that falls before it brings it one step nearer to Eyrdon.

And there is only one method to combat it: with magic.

How do Wardin desire to defend his own land from such a threat, while magic continues to be outlawed across his edges? Desperate to save his people at any cost, he’ll climate brutal betrayals, heartbreaking losses, and even dubious divine intervention.

But as period grows ever shorter, none of it will be more than enough. If he’s to maintain anything he holds dear, Wardin must discover a way to create an ally of his mortal enemy-and bring magic back to Cairdarin once and for all.