Winner of six awards, including "Honorable Mention for Fantasy" for the Eric Hoffer Award, Winner (Fantasy) in the Book Excellence Award, and Finalist (Fantasy) in the Feathered Quill Award.

What lurks in darkness cannot hide from the light.

Jasce Farone, previously known as the Angel of Death, has returned to Orilyon as commander of the Paladin Guard in hopes of locating his long-lost sister and settling down with his fiancée, Kenz. But now that peace has come to Pandaren, Queen Valeri is hosting the Gathering—a meeting of five kingdoms, and among those invited are the Vastanes, whose war crimes have not been forgotten. And though the rulers of each kingdom claim they want peace, ulterior motives hide in the shadows.

As the Gathering begins, lethal magic-hunting creatures terrorize the people, and Spectrals are reported missing. Jasce is forced to choose between the search for his sister, and the survival of the kingdom he has sacrificed everything to save.

In this second installment of the Darkness Trilogy by award-winning author Cassie Sanchez, Jasce, Kenz, Kord, and Amycus return, and are joined by a new cast of characters to battle political intrigue, foreign magic, and mystifying beasts.

Jasce will need all his magic—and more—to defend those he loves, while resisting the familiar embrace of the Angel of Death, who demands blood at any cost.