Controlled by an aristocracy whose depraved whims bow to neither law
nor god, the kingdom of Antyre is under siege from the only man who can
save it. He is Janus Ixion, the new Earl of Last, a man whose matchless
fighting abilities and leadership strike terror in Antyre's powerful
noble houses.
For Janus is the illegitimate son who has returned
from the brutal slums to reclaim his birthright, and will go to any
lengths to become king and reverse his country's decline. But with a
conquering foreign prince sowing chaos throughout the kingdom, Janus
must battle the terrifying power of Antyre's forgotten god, one who has
gifted Janus's vengeful wife with mysterious and dangerous skills. As
Antyre nears irrevocable collapse, Janus's manipulations and
all-consuming ambition will force him and his country to choose between
the rule of resurgent gods, or a victor’s throne of ashes.