A strange darkness grows in Allward. Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea. She discover she is the last of an ancient lineage-- and the last hope to save the world from destruction. Even as darkness falls, she is joined by a band of unlikely companions: a squire, forced to choose between home and honor, an immortal, avenging a broken promise, an assassin, exiled and bloodthirsty, an ancient sorceress, whose riddles hide an eerie foresight, a forger with a secret past, a bounty hunter with a score to settle. Together they stand against a vicious opponent, invincible and determined to burn all kingdoms to ash, and an army unlike anything the realm has ever witnessed.

Corayne an-Amarat, the last of an ancient lineage, joins up with a band of unlikely companions to stand against a vicious opponent determined to burn all kingdoms to ash.

Ages 13 up,Thorndike Press.

Grades 10-12,Thorndike Press.