IT'S WAR!!!During his expedition to find the lost priests of Morcyth, James learned in part why he was brought to this world. But to accomplish what needs to be done, the City of Light must again be free of the Empire. In order for that to happen however, he will have to devise a campaign through which such could be made a reality.Once the spring thaw begins, and the passes leading into Madoc are again passable, he leads a force from The Ranch over into Madoc. Beginning at Lythylla, Madoc's capital, he sets into motion a series of events which he believes will see the Empire driven from...

The quest to find a friend whose life hangs by a thread leads James and Jiron back into the heart of the Empire. The impetus behind the hunt is not as it would seem however. For the life of their friend is but a lure used to draw James to the appointed place at the appointed time. James is ultimately maneuvered to face the power behind the Empire, a dark being whose orchestration of peoples and powers has brought the world to the brink of annihilation. He discovers that he, too, has been manipulated in furthering the dark plans of this sinister being. Can James defeat a being that has walked...