The climatic, all-action finale to The Inner Lands trilogy With Kallem and The Guard lost, a darkness descends, plunging the Inner Lands into an endless night. Hunted and alone, Sill and Raffin search for remaining allies but help and hope are in short supply and danger lurks in every shadow. In a new land, Artell struggles to recognise friend from foe and uncovers incredible secrets about the past that could either save or condemn those she loves. As the world closes in on her, Sill grows ever more desperate, her power ever more unstable. Can she free Kallem from the Queen's control? Or will her love for him destroy the Inner Lands and everyone in it?