Magic Fades
A Prince Battles
An Ancient Enemy Awakens


It has been more than a hundred years since the Night Mother vanished with a host of Deiran warriors. Eldred, heir to the Deiran throne, races to manifest the Bond-the greatest of the Night Mother's gifts-before he reaches the age of ascension. Failure will cost him everything. Trouble in the distant north presents an opportunity for honor. Eldred's ability to decipher the mysteries of the Wretcheds-a discarded people of the Night Mother-could spell the difference between victory and death.