Volume IV of The Serpentwar Saga. The enemy has been routed yet peace still eludes the Kingdom. Midkemia lies in smouldering ruins following the Demon King’s siege. Many lives have been lost including that of brave James, Duke of Krondor. As the people turn their hands to rebuilding their once-great nation, a new threat arises from the ashes of war: the fearsome Fadawah, former Commander General of the Army of the Emerald Queen. He has grasped the fallen reins of command and seeks to forge a personal empire out of the wreckage of the Western Realm. And so it is the task of two young men – Jimmy and Dash, grandsons of the late Duke – to gather the shards of the broken crown and resurrect the Kingdom to its former glory. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.