There is no peace between humans and the twilight people of the Qvars. To make matters worse, an army of shadows lays siege to the Southern Reach, and while the rightful king Olin Eddon languishes in captivity in distant Hierosol, the dishonest Count Tolly takes the throne by cunning. Misfortune follows misfortune. Prince Barrick and Captain Ferras Vansen find themselves beyond the Border of Shadows into the underground kingdom of the terrible demigod Jikuyin. Meanwhile, Hierosol is attacked by the troops of the insane “living god” Sulepis, who demands that King Olin be given to him for some magical purpose known only to Sulepis...Ted Williams is today the most famous author writing in the fantasy genre, each of his books is an event!< /p>