A bullet severed him from the public eye. Now, one man must fight to right his previous life. Gyone Irensho, a contract killer, has been brought back from the dead. His benefactor, though has a steep price to rid the world of a necromantic evil only he, The Silent Death of Crygor can hope to stop. This stranger stands as a testament of its power as he utilized its strange properties to awaken The Silent Death in the first place. As they say, fight fire with fire. But Gyone has other plans. He rejects the offer and sets off for a home which may or may not be waiting for him. However, he will soon learn the region of Licentia doesn't forgive so easily. \—- This new print of Serpent Slave to the Shadows is the most updated, most final edition thus far and includes an excerpt of M. Nolan's newest series, Guardium after all is said and done!"