Soren grew up in the collapsing shadow of King Nolan's reign-an empire built on fear, blood, and monsters made of darkness. The night his parents were killed by the king's shadows, he swore he'd never bow to Nolan's rule. When Soren crosses paths with Heaven and Shadow, a secret organization rising against the crown, he finally finds the chance to fight back. But war against Nolan means facing an army twisted by magic...