On the heels of the fugitive spellweaver Ivellios, Polnygar Ap'Lydin and her companions reach Skurj, a frozen land of ancient hatreds and hidden blasphemies. Allies are thin on the ground, and Polnygar must contend with the array of foes that Ivellios has pitted against her.
In distant Emparia, Polnygar's brother Bellaydin has achieved rank and power after the Goriinchian war, but dark shadows from the Ap'Lydins' past threaten the present. The Horned God's powers are on the rise as a new army sets out, intent on conquest.
The stakes have never been higher, and Bellaydin and Polnygar's enemies are after one thing – the Tears of the Divine. But what powers does this relic hold? And why do the Horned God's followers seek it so desperately?