From international bestseller Glen Cook comes the second book in an all-new arc in the legendary Chronicles of the Black Company — the series that forever changed the face of fantasy. Arkana and Shukrat return to An Abode of Raven imbued with a powerful magic that they've barely begun to grasp. Though their powers allow them to do things they’ve never imagined, it has also opened them up to a whole host of plots — both political and supernatural. Meanwhile, the only thing keeping the demigod-once-known-as-Croaker anchored to his remaining humanity are the misadventures of his adopted daughters, and the scheming Soulcatcher, doing all she can to escape her prison, or failing that, annoy him into releasing her. Something dark and dangerous is brewing on Hsien, with powerful forces making moves against the Black Company that would change the balance of power on this plane and beyond. The future of the Black Company has never been more uncertain.