For Isak, the time for heartless decisions and ruthless action has
come if he is to save the Land from its oppressors ...
Scree has been wiped from the face of the Land in a brutal demonstration
of intent. While those responsible scatter to work on the next step in
their plan, the stakes are raised - all the way to the heavens - as the
Gods themselves enter the fray.
Returning home to a nation divided by fanaticism, Lord Isak is haunted
both by the consequences of his actions in Scree and by visions of his
own impending death. As the full extent of Azaer's schemes become
clearer, he realises prophecy and zealotry must play their part in his
battle-plans if there is to be any chance of surviving the coming years.
As a white-eye, Isak has had to embrace the darker parts of his own
soul, but now the savage religious fervour sweeping his nation must also
be accepted and turned to purpose, in the name of survival.
With the battle lines vague and allegiances uncertain, the time for
heartless decisions and ruthless action has come. Two figures oppose
Isak and his allies: the greatest warrior in history, who dreams of
empire and Godhood, and a newborn baby whose dreams have no limit.
