Tor Leonne — the heart of the Dominion of Annagar, where the games of state are about to become a matter of life or death – and where those who would seek to seize the crown will be forced to league with a treach­er­ously cunning ally… Tor Leonne, ances­tral seat of power, where Serra Diora di’Marano – the most sought-after beauty in the land, a woman betrayed by all she holds dear – may strike the first blow to change the future of Dominion and Empire alike…

Aver­alaan Aramarelas — that most ancient of civi­lized cities, the home of the Essalieyan Impe­rial Court, has long been a centre of magics both dark and bright. And though the Empire won it’s last war with the Dominion, and survived a devas­tating, magic-fueled battle with a far dead­lier foe, both those victo­ries were not without their cost…. But now the realm is on the brink of a far greater confronta­tion, faced with an unholy alliance that could spell the end of freedom for all mortalkind….