Kelven Strall thought he’d left the life of thievery behind him. Now he’s dying. The black lung ravages his body, and with two young daughters to think of, he makes one last theft. Pursued by the hunters of the Stone Seat, he flees toward home and what’s left of his life—until a chance encounter with the magus known as the Ravenwalker. He offers Kelven a deal. One last job, in exchange for the Ravenwalker’s help. All he needs to do is sneak the magus into the castle of a rogue sorcerer.

Kelven Strall thought he’d left the life of thievery behind him. Now he’s dying. The black lung ravages his body, and with two young daughters to think of, he makes one last theft. Pursued by the hunters of the Stone Seat, he flees toward home and what’s left of his life—until a chance encounter with the magus known as the Ravenwalker. He offers Kelven a deal. One last job, in exchange for the Ravenwalker’s help. All he needs to do is sneak the magus into the castle of a rogue sorcerer.

Shade is a master of the confidence game. But when her latest play falls apart, forcing her to flee from the local guards, Shade finds herself climbing through a window at the top of a mysterious tower. What she finds waiting for her will draw into an entirely different sort of game—and force her to confront the pain and loss of her own past.

For years, the desolate old ruin had been associated rumours of ancient treasures and long-forgotten terrors. For Parten Hollyth and his companions, it seemed like the perfect place for a taste of excitement and grand adventure—until that adventure takes an unexpectedly deadly twist. Now, trapped within the crumbling castle, Parten finds himself hunted by unnatural monsters, and stalked by the very man who'd once been his closest friend. His only hope rests in the blade of the lone warrior sent to bring him home. But Tolias Loh is a dangerous sort of man—a renowned warrior cast out of the holy order sentinels and branded with the mark of heresy.