Fifteen years ago, the Kingdom of Kentigern was destroyed by a
necromancer and his army of orcs, the Royal Family and a handful of
aristocrats and commoners forced to flee across the Inner Sea before
it was too late. Since then, few have set foot on Kentigern and
fewer still have returned, leaving the refugees trapped, unable to
return home. But now the Necromantic Wars are over.
Determined to keep his vow to return, Crown Prince Hadrian of
Kentigern raises an army of mercenaries, armed with the latest
weapons and magitech necromancer-killing devices, and sets off to
reclaim his father’s kingdom. For Sir James, Captain-General of the
Bloody Hands, it is a chance to gain the titles and wealth that
should be his by right; for Robin and Eliza, runaways from
aristocratic justice, it is a chance to make a new life for
themselves, far from their former tormentors.
But it won’t be as easy as they think, because the ruined kingdom
hides a far darker secret than a necromancer, and one far more
dangerous …