Jack Leigh is a soldier of fortune, far from home. He's a brilliant "sword for hire," but in the dangerous Riverlands dukedom of Rhondia he gets more than he bargained for. Treachery, treason and dark magic swirl in powerful undercurrents; along the canals and in the menacing heart of Nimmenwald forest lurk unimaginable threats: the bo'zhe, barbarians from Saihabara, and an unknowable evil.
