Ranoth Olseta wants nothing more than to be a worthy successor to his father's throne. When his home is attacked by the aggressive Woaden Empire, Ran becomes his city's saviour, but powers within him are revealed and he is condemned to death. Confused and betrayed, Ran flees his homeland, vowing to reclaim what he has lost, even if it kills him. Lidan Tolak is the fiercest of her father's daughters; more than capable of one day leading her clan but her world begins to unravel when another of her father's wives falls pregnant. Before she has time to consider the threat of a brother, a bloody swathe is cut through the heart of her clan by dark creatures nobody understands. Creatures that come in the night. Creatures that don't die when they should. Lidan must fight, not only to prove her worth, but simply to survive. Torn from the lives they thought they knew, Lidan and Ran must fight with every weapon they possess, every measure of courage, in the face of overwhelming odds and a merciless enemy more cruel ...