A brutal and fast paced debut, introducing a new and distinct voice in dark fantasy.“I love this book!!! Sarah is such a wonderful protagonist, the depiction of ASD is superb, the romance had me cheering... and, for all my much remarked on bleak brutality, one particular scene broke my heart. Also it has a cameo appearance by some tiddymun which made me ridiculously happy.” Anna Smith Spark, author of A Sword of Gold and Ruin and The Court of Broken KnivesThe gods are gone. Magic is lost. Vengeance is nigh.There is death in the north; entire settlements slaughtered in the night by unknown hands. But dead things do not rest. Mages and scholars from across Breitho search for answers, to no avail. The church clings to a whispered prophecy to bring back the gods and end the horrors in the dark.But none of them understands what is truly at stake.In her tiny village, Sarah Brandt has her own problems. She has witnessed her friend’s murder and is now running for her life.Her frantic escape takes her to a circle of Druid stones, where something ancient and powerful is waiting in the darkness. When she encounters the burning presence within the stones, Sarah’s world changes forever.Now it isn’t just justice she seeks, but salvation.Not for herself, but for all humankind.