In the grim nation of Nidal, carefully chosen children are trained to
practice dark magic, summoning forth creatures of horror and shadow for
the greater glory of the midnight lord. Isiem is one such student, a
promising young shadowcaster whose budding powers are the envy of his
peers. Upon coming of age, he's dispatched on a diplomatic mission to
the mountains of the Devil's Perch where he's meant to assist the armies
of devil-worshiping Cheliax in clearing out a tribe of monstrous winged
humanoids. Yet as the body count rises and Isiem comes face to face with
the people he's exterminating, lines begin to blur, and the shadowcaster
must ask himself who the real monsters are.
From Liane Merciel, critically acclaimed author of The River King's
Road and Heaven's Needle, comes a fantastical tale of darkness and
redemption set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying
Game.