Volume II of The Book of Words. At Castle Harvell, demented Prince Kylock grabs the reins of power and hate by murdering his father. Harvell’s two young refugees are torn apart by the storms of war: Melliandra is captured by brutal slavers and Jack, whose wild power works miracles, falls prey to a smuggler’s lies.  Meanwhile, a knight’s shattered destiny is about to lead from death-sport pits to the bloody creation of an empire. Cover art by Darrell Sweet.