This explosive first installment in the Watchers of the Land series chronicles the tumultuous times of Ademo Asterling, as he flees the clutches of a phantom enemy bent on his destruction. With his newfound friends Banon Kriedar and Kyanessa Worthing, Ademo follows the guidance of Muirik Ravencloak and the order of mystic wanderers known as the Vaidas, making a daring journey across two continents, where he and his friends must gather their strength to resist one final onslaught of the enemy's forces. In the process, Ademo will receive startling revelations about his own murky past, and the cause he may be called upon to champion, with the fate of the world in the balance.