Separate they're vulnerable. Together they might survive their enemy's deadly schemes.Militess Halina battled monsters, wraiths, and undead mages to assure peace for Ursinum. Now she's under siege inside her own castle, held by enemies determined to start a war and to condemn her lover, Sun Mage Gethen, as a king-killer and a child-slayer.After banishing his former master's madness behind the Voidline for eternity Gethen expected his quiet life to return. Instead, someone has resurrected an evil that feeds on the kingdom's children, and they've framed him for its return.In a battle for souls and survival, Halina fights for the kingdom she serves and the man she loves, even as Gethen hunts an undying evil to spare the children of two nations from a horrendous death and to save his beloved militess from an enemy's wrath.Magic, adventure, suspense, and love return in the sequel to The Shadow and the Sun. Epic fantasy that's perfect for fans of sword and sorcery with a touch of romance.