“[Gemmell] does high adventure as it ought to be done."
–GREG KEYES, author of _The Charnel Prince
_“For anyone who appreciates superior heroic fantasy, David Gemmell’s offerings are mandatory.”
–_Time Out London_
“Gemmell’s great reading; the action never lets up.”
–ANNE MCCAFFREY
The armies of the Outlanders crushed the highlanders at the battle of Colden Moor–killing their finest warriors and breaking their freeborn spirit. The highlanders are now a conquered people, ruled by the brutal Baron Gottasson.