This stand-alone novel in the celebrated After The War Series sees war
hero Orec Blackblade, bitter at missing the final battle against the
Kinslayer and the death of his comrades, coming to the aid of Doctors
Catt and Fisher to stop another evil power wreaking havoc across their
war-torn land.
Orec Blackblade missed the fall of the Kinslayer, tasked instead with
leading his elite band of warriors on a diversionary battle where he
split the head and pulsating crown of the enemy's sorcerer, causing a
blast that killed almost everyone in a 100-meter radius.
Just four months later the broken circlet finds its way to Doctors Catt
and Fisher, collectors of rare artefacts, and their innate curiosity and
tinkering with the crown unleashes a new terror on the land. Only Orec
and his surviving men can stop it, but will the black sword he carries
be enough to stop the coming darkness?