Constantin Leth is a murderer, a sorcerer and a ruler of the living dead. There’s a huge price on his head, and Giulia Degarno intends to collect it. But when tragedy strikes, Giulia’s mission becomes far more deadly and personal than she’d ever expected.
Prince Mavlio DeFalci also needs Leth destroyed, and wants Giulia on his team of expert monster-hunters. But Guilia finds that the prince has dangerous secrets, and that her new allies may be just as dangerous as her enemy.
And Leth has plans of his own, plans a thousand years in the making: an undead army to lead, a city to conquer and a nation to destroy…