Romance, adventure, and spiritual depth in a rich, compelling historical fantasy. The prophet's name is Kol Abaddon-the Voice of Destruction. To Alack, a young shepherd boy, Kol Abbadon's visions of coming destruction fascinate and disturb. But when Alack begins to see visions of his own, the course of his life changes as he treks into the wilderness to become a prophet in training. Left behind, Rechab, a trader's daughter whom Alack loves, must choose to change her own life when a pagan god claims her for its own. Salvation can only be found on the run, in the friendship of an infamous...

When the enemy rises, can anyone stand? Alack and his surly mentor, Kol Abaddon, arrive in the Westland as slaves. But when their powerful God thunders out, they find themselves unwilling servants of the new emperor: Sabrus Caelius, the Sword of Heaven, the man who will bring the judgment they fear. Rechab continues to claim the name and riches of Flora Laurentii. She only wants to make a new life for herself, but when the plight of a village under oppressive overlords comes to her attention, she is moved to use Flora's name to help. She's sure it's what Flora would do-but can money really...