As the war deepens and spreads, Zanthred is a newly minted hero, a man of note. But jealous rivals on his own side might be as much a threat as the foe.
On the other side of the world, Akai tries to rally support from the most unlikely of creatures: Humans. But is he to treat these strange, short-lived brutes as barbarians who cannot be yoked, or children who might be taught?
The struggle continues in this second book in an ongoing epic of magic and strategy.