“Awesome, terrific fantasy from Lynn Flewelling! I can't believe we have to wait a whole YEAR for the sequel, The White Road. Those who have read and enjoyed Flewelling's Tamir Triad and previous three Nightrunner books will not want to miss this one!
Alec i Amasa and Seregil i Korit have returned to Skala after completing their diplomatic errand to Aurenen. However, life is not the same. Most of their old friends are dead, or getting old, and the Watchers have fallen out of favor with royalty. When Queen Phoria reluctantly asks Alec and Seregil to do her favor, they comply, only to find themselves and their escort attacked along the way. Why? A necromancer finds Alec to be extraordinarily interesting, and old deeds from Seregil's past have come back to haunt him. Can they escape their separate imprisonments together and escape? ”
