The desert kingdom of Outremer is ruled by a harsh king whose will is enforced by warrior-priests called Ransomers. But when a young Ransomer in training meets the daughter of the King's Shadow, the reign of blood and magic will be changed forever.

The Sharai tribes await the coming of the Ghost Walker-long promised deliverer of their people-unaware that he walks among them, and that their enemies have the ability to control him.

Enemies of long standing are united under the fiercely charismatic Hasan-and Outremer may be defeated before the first battle has even been fought. But one woman could make a difference...

In the fifth book of Outremer, a heretic people threaten the fragile peace-and a renegade state becomes the battleground.

After the Knights Ransomer and the desert-dwelling Sharai are attacked by the djinni, the shapeshifting 'ifrit, and the ghul on the borders of Surayon, the survivors band together to march into the palace on the Mount of Ascariel to confront the King, in this epic conclusion to the Outremer series. Original.