"David Gemmell tells a tale of very real adventure, the stuff of true
epic fantasy."
--R.A. Salvatore, New York Times Bestselling author
While the Earth quaked, a deadly power burst forth from ancient
Atlantis. For the gate of time had been torn open, freeing a cataclysmic
evil.
Only the last guardian, Jon Shannow, the legendary pistoleer, could shut
the deadly portal. But to accomplish this he would have to find the
shining Sword of God, said to be floating among the clouds in the
perilous lands beyond the wall, where beasts walked like men and worship
a dark goddess. As Shannow embarked on his impossible quest, demons
gathered in wait.
And--somewhere--a golden-haired woman was dreaming of blood . . .