Grizzled ex-general Kaspar von Velten finds himself unprepared for his duties as the new ambassador to the court of Tsarina. Not ready for the power struggles and politics, Kaspar is soon using his battlefield experience to cajole, influence, and get his way. But when a member of Tsarina's family is murdered in Kaspar's homeland, relationships become strained to the point of war.

In the sequel to The Ambassador, ex-general Kaspar von Velten returns to his diplomatic post in the court of the Tsarina in the frozen lands of Kislev, only to become caught up in a desperate race against time to find the evil agents of Chaos hidden within the city, before the dark Lord Archaon and