New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2013) dj. Hardcover first edition - A "swashbuckling tale of daring escapes, beautiful witches, and one quiet young man's rise to heroor traitor. Anrel Murneau is a scholar, a young man with no magical ability, even though he is the son of two powerful sorcerers. Anrel's lack of talent bars him from the ruling classes, but he is content to be a simple clerk. When the corrupt local lord murders Anrel's dear friend, Anrel discovers that even though he's not a sorcerer, he is not without other means to demand justice. If he can survive life on the run. . . ". ISBN: 978-0765337993.