About the Book
War rages in Midkemia but behind the chaos there is disquieting evidence of dark forces at work.
Jim Dasher’s usually infallible intelligence network has been cleverly
dismantled; nowhere is safe. He feels that the world is coming apart at
the seams and is helpless to protect his nation.
Quiet palace
coups are underway in Roldem and Rillanon; and King Gregory of the Isles has yet to produce an heir. In each kingdom a single petty noble has
risen from obscurity to threaten the throne.
Lord Hal of Crydee
and his great friend Ty Hawkins, champion swordsman of the Masters’
Court, are entrusted with the task of smuggling Princess Stephané and
her lady-in-waiting, the lovely but mysterious Lady Gabriella, out of
Roldem to a place of greater safety. But is there any safe haven to be
found?
Meanwhile, Hal’s younger brothers Martin and Brendan are
attempting to hold the strategic city of Ylith against an onslaught of
Keshian Dog Soldiers, and a mysterious force from beneath the sea. The
Kingdom might lose Crydee and recover; but if Ylith falls, all is lost.
An unknown player appears to orchestrating these conflicts. Can Pug and
the Conclave of Shadows track down this source before Midkemia is
destroyed?
