A scarred world haunted by powerful beings known as wraiths. They feed on despair and are the cause of most nightmares. But the humans, elves, and beast-kin of the world will not go quietly. They send their hunters, Executioners and Wardens, to combat, eliminate, and perhaps even save the cursed. A new Emperor has risen and seized absolute control of the human kingdoms. His schemes are bold and he seems determined to rid the world of the wraith menace. But is he true? Or is this a cover for darker motives? At the same time, the Wraith King plots and one of the largest assaults by the Shadow World seems imminent. Four are considered the greatest Hunters of their age, but will they survive the coming storm?