Two men--Ahmann Jardir and Arlen--were once friends and brothers-in-arms. Now they have become fierce adversaries in a battle against a new breed of demon--more deadly and more intelligent than any that have come before. Only one is the prophesied Deliverer of his people. Sequel to The Warded Man.

As reluctant savior Arlen Bales denies he is the Deliverer, the one prophesied to unite the remnants of humanity against the army of demons that rises each night, Ahmann Jardir initiates a bitter rivalry with Arlen when he claims the title for himself.

"New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett brings one of the most imaginative fantasy sagas of the twenty-first century to an epic close. For time out of mind, bloodthirsty demons have stalked the night, culling the human race to scattered remnants dependent on half-forgotten magics to protect them. Then two heroes arose--men as close as brothers, yet divided by bitter betrayal. Arlen Bales became known as the Warded Man, tattooed head to toe...