Publisher's Synopsis
"The shadows are darker than they were. Harder to control. All that time in the dark . . . I'm not sure I can ever be what I once was."A NEW CHAMPION RISES AGAINST ELEMENTAL RULERulers across the Realms disappear in the night. Revolts and skirmishes threaten the land with destruction and ruin. Even Peace Monks no longer travel safely. Citizens of the Elemental Realms demand freedom from the tyranny. A mysterious new champion - some call him a hero - rises to lead the people in bloody revolution. But heroes and champions offer dangers of their own. No one knows that better than the legends of yesterday.LEGENDS NEVER DIE . . . EVEN WHEN THEY SHOULDTravelers tell stories of the Shadow Walker around campfires, and mothers threaten misbehaving children with the master of darkness. Some claim he saved the Elemental Realms from the Dead King's curse. Most believe he died in that same battle. Those seeking hope now pray for the return of the Dead King's Bane . . . And they fear their prayers will be answered.
