In a town where faith casts an unyielding shadow, a lone unbeliever emerges from the shadows. The tranquillity is shattered by a gruesome murder, orchestrated by a fervent religious extremist, thrusting her into a perilous dance with mystery and danger. As the body count climbs, she grapples with her own convictions...
When a knight-in-training sets out on a dragonquest to win the hand of a fair princess, he expects to return in time for a pavilion wedding in the fall. But after fifty years of tracking his quarry across godforsaken hinterlands, he is starting to wonder if he has the stamina to finish the job.