Publisher's Synopsis
The Lost Empire is found. The Prince Eternal has awakened. Far to the south, a dark power of ages past rises while in the Realm, peace and safety are threatened for all. The blood of allies and enemies soaks the earth as the Realm faces traitors unknown, and new friendships and alliances bloom.
Who will fall? Who will rise?
The human citizens of the Realm and the Endlings-those magical and not-look to Taorg, First of His Name of House Norum, to help them face the dangers. Together, Taorg and the Imperial House of Norum, Druids, Wyvern, Shapeshifters, and more must survive the deathly hands of assassins, mythical creations old and new, and an Empress intent on ruling all, even at the cost of her flesh and kin.
Can salvation be found in dark magics banned millennia ago? Can the Orb of Waltheof, an ancient arcane power, save them once more?
