As enemies close in on a land at war with itself, the truth will strike with a blinding light…A fallen kingAmong the five warring Ramusian kingdoms, three Heretic Kings refuse to recognize the new pontiff. Fighting to retain his throne, Abelyn of Hebrion succumbs to his horrific injuries, sinking into a deep coma-and rendering his kingdom vulnerable to the machinations of those closest to him…A soldier at a crossroadsWhile in the East, Corfe Cear-Inaf, the sole soldier to survive the Merduk attack on the city of Aekir, has risen in rank to his own command, yet one act of defiance will build his legend-or bury his name in infamy…A threat from beyond the horizonNow, from a terrible new world in the west, the evil influence of the shapeshifting immortal, Aruan, seeps into the Five Kingdoms. And a deal is brokered with the sorcerer to heal King Abelyn-no matter what the price…