As the Horsekin continue to push their religious crusade to the borders of the kingdom, the humans of Deverry and their elven allies battle to reveal the secrets that can protect the Northlands from ultimate conquest.

The penultimate novel in Katharine Kerr’s highly acclaimed epic fantasy series, the interweaving tale of human and elvish history of several hundred years, and many reincarnated lives comes full circle.

Falmaria seems like a peaceful land, one not much unlike our own. It's people are prosperous, it's countries are powerful, and it's culture is thriving. But they have something that we lack, a guardian. The Company of Shadows watches from afar, guiding the people of Falmaria with every turn, and defending their kith with their very lives. But an old danger approaches, one bent on sole destruction of all of Falmaria. Now Karos, a formidable Shadow Guard of the Company of Shadows must race to discover what it will take to stop this monstrosity. With the help of some unlikely heroes, Falmaria place's it's survival in the hands of the Company of Shadows.

'My mum killed my dad, then dragged his body all the way along the beach . . . I don't believe a word of it' Max Cassidy is a teenage escapologist, so good he's nicknamed the Half-pint Houdini. His father disappeared two years ago and his body has never been found. His mother is now serving a life sentence for her husband's murder. Max's mission to learn the truth about his family takes him on an thrilling journey, from London to the horrors of the terrifying Shadow Island in central America. Escapology is dangerous but not nearly as dangerous as real life . . . The first book in Paul Adam's fast and furious Max Cassidy thriller series.

In a world far different from ours, a 3000 year long peaceful era ends when a fratricide son betrays his own blood and wrecks havoc in the land. The Imperial army is falling apart after the assassination of King Tiber Bauron. The armies of vicious beasts conquer most of the land in less than a month. The Imperial army is forced to relocate into the outskirts of the once great nation. Other nations of the Egician Empire are in danger but fail to unite with the Royal Force, the remainder of the Imperial Army. In his desperation, Prince Artos Bauron seeks the answer to his prayers. He hears of an heir, long lost to another world. But will he find him in time before the enemy destroys him and with him their last hope for a free Egis once again? More importantly, will the heir succeed where others have failed? Or is the prophecy false?