Lorn du Carren is the prince of Eglak, exiled by his brother Thorne for crimes he did not commit. When he receives word that Thorne is waging a futile war that has brought Eglak to the edge of ruin, he resolves to return home to set matters aright. But as the war escalates, a sinister power grows in Thorne, a power somehow tied to the otherworldly weapon he wields, the Sword of Kings.
