
Talon is a survivor. The last of the Blackblood race, she also endured the destruction of her entire village by a gang of brutal missionaries. Years after that life-defining attack, she travels to a lawless fortress along the edge of the civilized world, tracking the individuals who killed her family. As she makes the journey, she discovers that she possesses a mysterious supernatural power that she must now learn to control, not only to save herself but to defend the world against the tyranny of a fanatical religious dictator.

Talon and Zed pursue a cold-blooded killer in a bold rescue attempt; Gwynn tasks Janzo with finding a cure for the plaguelings; Gwynn and Garret are reunited.

As the outpost is besieged, its most wanted prisoner plans an escape; Talon and Zed unearth an enemy from Talon's childhood.

Talon and Zed unlock a power that Talon distrusts; the Mistress plots an unlikely path to victory; a deadly assassin is on the loose at the outpost; Naya faces her old master, with startling consequences; Garret takes on a new objective.

Talon is a survivor. The last of the Blackblood race, she also endured the destruction of her entire village by a gang of brutal missionaries. Years after that life-defining attack, she travels to a lawless fortress along the edge of the civilized world, tracking the individuals who killed her family. As she makes the journey, she discovers that she possesses a mysterious supernatural power that she must now learn to control, not only to save herself but to defend the world against the tyranny of a fanatical religious dictator.