When Shadrak the Unseen steals a magical ring from one wizard on behalf of another, his life quickly goes from bad to worse.Before he can deliver the ring, an invisible thief snatches it from him, and flees to the city of Jeridium.Soon, everyone and his dog has designs on the ring, but its promise of power leads only to disillusionment and death, and the ring is revealed for what it really is:A snare for the unsuspecting.A lure that leads to the undead clutches of the Witch Queen of Tho-Agoth. "Derek Prior always produces masterpieces of storytelling, with great characters full of life, relentless plots, and gripping and intense fight scenes." Mitchell Hogan"Like Bernard Cornwell on 'shrooms!" Dinorah WilsonInternationally bestselling and award winning author Derek Prior excels in fast-paced, high stakes epic fantasy adventure stories in which good ultimately triumphs, but always at a cost.Taking familiar fantasy tropes as a point of departure, Prior expands upon them to explore friendship, betrayal, loyalty and heroism in worlds where evil is an ever-present reality, magic is both a curse and a blessing, and characters are tempered in battle.Winner of best fantasy novel 2012 (The Nameless Dwarf: The Complete Chronicles)Fantasy Faction semifinalist for the SPFBO 2018 (Ravine of Blood and Shadow)
