Only the Trinity can stop the vengeful god Orlac from destroying the Land. Yet the Trinity itself remains a mystery.
Deep in the folklore of Tallinor lies a dark legend of betrayal and destruction: the story of a powerful sentient called Orlac, who once razed the famed city of Caremboche and almost destroyed the entire land. Torkyn Gynt, a young village scribe with untold healing powers, leaves his life and dearest love behind to become apprentice to the Royal Physic, thus taking his first step on the road to his Destiny. Despite his powers and the help of his friends, he finds himself on the brink of destruction.
When Orlac returns seeking vengeance and ultimate power, there are few who can stop him. Indeed, with Tor's allies in disarray, the outcome of any battle with Orlac is unknown and everyone is fearful of the future.

Saved from death by Merkhud's Spiriting, sentient Torkyn Gynt lives in hiding both from his enemies and Alyssa, the woman who loved him and now believes him dead. His only companions are Cloot, his beloved falcon, and Yargo, a spirit sent to him by the dreamspeaker, Lys.
Tor senses the moment when the last of the Paladin falls to Orlac. Now the only thing which can stop the powerful, angry god from wreaking vengeance is the Trinity – but no one knows who or what they might be. Determined to make good his terrible betrayal of Alyssa, Tor sends Yargo to find his and Alyssa's children, who were spirited away by Darmud Coril, god of the Heartwood. For his part, Tor intends to track down Goth, former Chief Inquisitor, who escaped execution and is still a threat to Alyssa and the Paladin. Better to keep one's enemy in sight, Tor believes, and he sets out on a mission to find the evil Goth and his equally dangerous companion, Xantia, before they can take their own revenge.

 Will Tallinor finally fall to Orlac?
The Paladin are reunited in the Heartwood and the Trinity is revealed at last. But what is the key to the secret which will unlock their power? The Land is in peril and they are helpless to save it. Tor and Alyssa are surrounded by danger. Their old enemy Goth is still free and causing pain and suffering wherever he goes. Alyssa's nemesis, Xantia, returns to haunt her. And the mad god Orlac has installed himself on the throne of Cipres and now turns his attention to hunting down Tor, determined to kill him and those he loves.
The battle lines are set for the final confrontation between the two most powerful sentients ever to walk the Land.

General Wyl Thirsk, a favourite of the Morgravian sovereign, swears a blood oath to protect the king’s son, Celimus, even though he despises him. The long-held acrimony between heir and champion is deepened when Celimus contrives for Wyl to witness the barbaric torture of a young woman called Myrren. Declared a witch because of her ill-matched eyes, only Thirsk takes pity on her suffering. In return for his kindness, she promises him a gift. At the second of her death Wyl’s eyes become ill-matched for just a moment and only a blind Seer understands the truth of The Quickening which has arrived in Wyl’s life.
Years later Celimus is king and finally in a position to rid himself of the man he hates. Using the cruellest blackmail he despatches Wyl, together with the mysterious mercenary Romen Koreldy, into the enemy realm of Briavel.
The duel which ensues between Wyl and Koreldy will claim one of them but not even a true believer of sorcery could forsee the dark secret of Myrren’s Gift as it emerges to begin its journey of vengeance.

Wyl Thirsk has seen his best friend murdered and his sister imprisoned by King Celimus of Morgravia. Now the king has turned his attention to the neighbouring realm of Briavel – and the woman Wyl loves. Wyl is desperate to return to Valentyna and prevent her marriage to Celimus, but fate has other plans.
Trapped by a magical enchantment, Wyl must first track down the elusive Manwitch – the only person who can help him break the Quickening.

War looms between Morgravia and Briavel, and the threat from the Mountain King grows stronger. Struggling against time and repulsed by his latest disguise, everything Wyl Thirsk has striven to prevent is happening – including the marriage of his beloved Queen Valentyna of Briavel to the reviled King Celimus.
Even worse, the final curse of The Quickening demands he becomes sovereign of Morgravia. Clinging to an ominous suggestion from the increasingly powerful Finch, Wyl walks his most dangerous path yet – straight back into the brutal clutches of King Celimus.
Is Wyl doomed to follow the path of The Quickening, or will he succeed in shaping his own destiny?

In Percheron an old Zar dies and Boaz, the 15-year-old son of Herezah, his Absolute Favourite, takes power. Ambitious and scheming, Herezah arranges for her son’s rivals to be disposed of with the help of the loathsome Grand Master Salmeo, and oversees the assembly of a new harem. One of its number is Ana, who enters a world where she wants for nothing ... except her freedom.
Ana’s only friends are Lazar, the secretive and eligible Spur of Percheron, and a seemingly insane dwarf called Pez. Her attempt at escape after witnessing a disturbing eunuch ritual and undergoing her own brutal Test of Virtue sets in motion forces beyond anyone’s control... Even more mysterious is the rising of Iridor heralding a new cycle in the war of faith led by the evil Maliz that will enmesh them all in a deadly battle between gods.

Odalisque Ana is resigned to life in Percheron's famed harem and has little more than a blood-soaked veil to remind her that Spur Lazar, the man she loves, is dead. She is closely watched by the scheming Grand Master Eunuch, Salmeo, and the cunning and cruel Valide Herezah. The Valide, unhappy at Ana's influence over the young Zar, contrives a shrewd plan to bring about the beautiful young woman's demise. But greater forces are at work. The demon Maliz has taken the guise of Percheron's Grand Vizier in order to stalk Iridor, the traditional accomplice of the Goddess. And a war is brewing. A long-time enemy, Galinsea, intends to exact a vicious blood price for the death of its crown prince, Lucien, at the hands of the Percherese. However, the only person in the Stone Palace who can undertake the dangerous journey to Galinsea and negotiate for peace is about to die ...

Once the palace fool, Pez is now locked in a mighty battle of wills with his nemesis, the charismatic Grand Vizier Tariq ... which may make the threat of war irrelevant as the final confrontation for the region’s faith is played out.