Elizabethan spy Mal Catlyn has everything he ever wanted – his twin brother Sandy restored to health, his family estate reclaimed and a son to inherit it – even though his work is far from over, Mal still includes a slim chance of eliminating his enemies whilst they are at their weakest. With Sandy’s help, Mal learns to harness his very own magic in the fight against the guisers, nonetheless it may be too late to save England. Schemes set in place decades ago are in last arriving at fruition, as well as the barrier between your dreamlands and the waking world is definitely wearing slim…

“No wilting faerie queens and tortured knights here: this is one way historical illusion gets dirty.” Douglas Hulick, writer of Among Thieves