The Raven: six men and an elf, sword for hire in the wars that have torn apart Balaia. For years their loyalty has been only to themselves and their code. But, that time is over. The Wytch Lords have escaped and The Raven find themselves fighting for the Dark College of magic, searching for the location of Dawnthief. It is a spell created to end the world, and it must be cast if any of them are to survive.

An apocalyptic spell has been cast, an ancient evil banished, and now the land of Balaia, still riven by war, must live with the consequences. The spell has torn a rip in the sky, a pathway to the dragon dimension.

The third volume of James Barclay's bestselling Chronicles of The Raven sees Raven set against Raven as Balaia faces up to the threat of the One magic unified in one person: the five-year-old daughter of Erienne and Denser of The Raven.Barclay has made a trademark of blistering pace, superbly described action and characters who, with their flaws, humour and dedication to each other, are swiftly becoming cult heroes with fantasy fans.