Book IV of The Crowthistle Chronicles. A beautiful Lord of Wickedness, with hair as black as iniquity, is about to shatter the life of weathermage Asrathiel. She has no notion of this as she prepares for battle against a tyrant who plans dominion over the Four Kingdoms. The invading armies are pushing further north and all seems lost - until a far deadlier and more deadly menace unexpectedly looms that threatens not only the balance of power, but the entire human race. Their only hope lies with the golden sword Fallowblade, and only Asrathiel can wield it. But what of this stranger, this perilous eldritch warrior whose beauty outshines the night...? Cover art by Julek Heller.