Peace flourishes beneath the Treaty of Kilgareth.
The sands of time fall. A new age has begun.
The young Princess Kassandra Raynor is crowned regent of Annora - a kingdom that now stretches across the banks of the Eretrian River. Two years have passed since the death of her brother, King Dayne, and her rule rests on the edge of a knife. Sensing weakness a viper strikes. An assassin's blade sows the seeds of war.
Whispers spread through the sacred trees of Salvaar. Rumours that a child of Sylvaine has returned. While Lukas of the Káli searches for the truth, these whispers ignite ancient dreams and passions. The heart of Salvaar has awoken, and the ruskalan along with it.
Kitara Malley has at last found peace, her life of blood and steel becoming one of freedom and horses. As the summer sun rises, Kitara leads her rabble of old soldiers south at their request to see Annora one last time. A journey that may bring them to their knees.
Thomas of Torosa, a mercenary under the employ of Malius O'Lacey, has seen little more than bloodshed for four long years. Dreams and an unknown history draw him from the frozen north to Medea in search of answers. Shadows stalk the abandoned citadel of Kilgareth.
An oath sworn in ice and snow began Llyren's quest to unite his homeland. Politics, marriage, war and the passing of time have drawn many under his banner. The young king is close now, so close to achieving his goal. A united Idrisir for the first time in centuries.
The Whisperer rises. Monsters hunt in the night. Peace is shattered.
A red summer has come.
