Publisher's Synopsis
- Book 1 in an exciting new series, the Shadow Warrior saga.
- In the fog-enshrouded peaks of the island nation of Nehan, Ran, anewly-minted shadow warrior, is set loose on a musha shugyo, a wandering quest,whereby he must travel alone and hone his skills. Journeying aboard a merchantvessel, Ran hears tales of a mysterious lord believed to have the dead for hisservants. Soon these tales prove all-too real as Ran comes to the aid of Jysal,a beautiful sorceress, whose undeveloped power gives her the ability to heal aland - or destroy it! But the Lord Kan-Gul also covets Jysal's power. Andwhen Kan-Gul sends an army of the undead to take Jysal by force, Ran is facedwith the ultimate warrior's choice: save himself, or face down a horde ofenemies that cannot be killed - they're already dead!