Book overview
Five years after the fall of the Leviathan, the realms of men prosper, trade flourishes across seas once thought impassable and old wounds have begun to fade.
Asher, however, has little interest in peace. Nor does he have the time for it.
An old friend has come to him, seeking not only the ranger's aid but the knowledge of an Arakesh, for the shadows of Nightfall have been stirred, a threat to all under the banner of the flaming sword.
Who would dare enter those ancient halls?
Who would risk the nightmares that yet cling to its cold stone?
Asher and Avandriell cannot abide the thought of anyone plundering Nightfall's secrets-'tis a hell that must remain sealed against the light.
Together, and in good company, they must fly south, into an ocean of sand, where The Arid Lands have endured. What awaits them there is but the beginning, a first step in a journey neither ranger nor dragon expected to take.
A journey from which there can be no turning back.
Along the way, they will face savage creatures, long-lost secrets and memories that refuse to stay buried.
Some doors, however, were sealed not to keep the world out... but to keep something in.
