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Zelef Eryx is a whisperblade, a spy and enforcer of the Freeguilds sworn to keep discipline in the ranks. When the Raven City of Lethis is threatened by a mysterious menace, he joins a crusade into the darkest reaches of Shyish in search of the lost fortress of Udriste, whose near-mythical weapons and knowledge could save the city, if it still exists. As the madness of the Realm of Death takes hold, insubordination and infighting spread through the crusade, and Eryx, hounded by hidden threats, must hold his comrades together and keep his own sanity long enough to find Udriste in time. Hal Wilson's first full-length Black Library novel; Eryx first appeared in his short story The Wanderer.