<i><b>An unspeakable act. Iarion flees with Barlo in a useless effort to outrun the heinous crime his dwarf friend committed under desperate circumstances.</b><br /><br />Meanwhile, the rest of Lasniniar marches to war. Would-be gods drive the humans against the elder races, granting the most devout of their worshipers magic of their own.<br /><br />Into this chaotic darkness, a new power emerges.<br /><br />...A power only Iarion can face.</i><br /><br />The future of the World of Lasniniar hangs in the balance in this eighth novel in the epic fantasy series by the author of the Fatal Empire series, Jacquelyn Smith.