Saker has devoted himself to dark enchantments & desires nothing but vengeance. & vengeance he has in abundance. His ghost army is slaughtering those of the new blood fuelled by an ancient wrong. But while Saker had thought revenge would be simple he's now plagued by voices foreshadowing a calamity beyond his comprehension. Ash & Bramble raise the warrior spirit of Acton mighty in life & powerful in death. Only he can stop Saker's rampage. But is Acton Lord of War murderer or saviour? & why would he help strangers protect a world he's never known? Bramble has been marked as Saker's nemesis but will be challenged by deeper powers than Saker can command
- as well as by her own feelings for Acton. As the living fight the dead strange forces will shape an uncertain future from pain & suffering.