Seven years have come and gone since Cairo Dannegiatti drove the Anshezzar from the streets of Cinterre. The Dannegiattis have done everything they could to bring their lives back to normal, but the dead walked in Cinterre, and that is not cast aside lightly. The necromancers involved with the Anshezzar invasion were exterminated – all but one – and the world has not forgotten him.
And so Cairo's legacy haunts his family.
Constant reminders of all that came before and regular harassment from zealots out for glory make it difficult for Cairo and Bria to establish normal lives for their daughters, Dianna and Jessica. The family is forced to confront their history and decide whether or not it is time to find a new home.
The hunt is on, and the shadows rising in the wake of House Dannegiatti hunger for revenge.