War is brewing. When a dead king rises to reclaim his throne, Tira Archer and her companions see the hand of a dark sorceress behind it. They've sworn to finish the necromancer who's brought so much murder and destruction into their lives, but it won't be easy. They'll face assassins, a charming rogue with a hidden agenda, and an army of idealistic rebels who've sworn loyalty to a king ten years dead. Now they must ride into a goblin-infested wilderness and battle renegades and mercenaries to reach a mad sorceress and try to stop her before she can plunge an entire kingdom into war. They will...

Yi Lan is an assassin dedicated to fighting the sinister Black Dragon gang. They don't take her seriously because she's a woman. Lan is determined to show them their mistake. Molly Carter wants nothing to do with Chinese gangsters. She just wants to tinker with machinery in her uncle's workshop in France. The gang is after her, though, and only Lan's timely rescue saves her life. Hunted across France, the two of them make a desperate decision. They must find out why Molly is a target and flush out the shadowy figure behind the attacks. They begin an epic and dangerous journey through Europe...