A tale of the undead and the undying, elves and men; demons and saints.  One wizard, his apprentice, a lord and their entourage are pursued by pirates, thrown astray in a storm and shipwrecked on a haunted isle.  And if that were not enough, if they survive the secrets they take away from that accursed place may be enough to shatter history as they know it – and the alliance of kingdoms they serve.