The author of The Secret Texts Trilogy ("Courage of Falcons, Vengeance of Dragons, " and" Diplomacy of Wolves") takes readers back to the days before the ancient apocalypse, into the decadent heart of a fantastic empire in this "evocative page-turner."—"Booklist."

This first volume of "The Secret Texts"— a fantastic epic of ancient curses, evil conspiracies, and the darkest of sorceries—revolves around a 400-year battle between two clans for control of Calimekka. A young diplomat must reluctantly use her deadly magical powers to keep Calimekka from being crushed in a reign of unholy terror.

Battling over the Mirror of Souls, Kait Galweigh and Crispin Sabir don't realize that it contains the captive spirits of long-dead sorcerers who once conquered the world and are poised to wreak vengeance yet again.

In the conclusion to this highly praised series, the Final Battle ensues between the Falcons, a band of fugitive wizards committed to peace, and the Dragons, the soul-devouring necromancers wielding the enormous power of black magic. Aided by the long-banished Scarred, the unstoppable army is bent on conquest. Meanwhile, heroes Kait Galweigh and Ry Sabir struggle to destroy the sorcerer Luercas in a new Mirror of the Dead, before he destroys them—and all of Iberia—forever.