Bitter and merciless war is coming to the frozen north. It's bloody and dangerou
s and the Union army, split by politics and hamstrung by incompetence, is utterl
y unprepared for the slaughter that's coming. Lacking experience, training, and
in some cases even weapons the army is scarcely equipped to repel Bethod's scout
s, let alone the cream of his forces.
In the heat-ravaged south the Gurkish a
re massing to assault the city of Dagoska, defended by Inquisitor Glokta. The ci
ty is braced for the inevitable defeat and massacre to come, preparations are ma
de to make the Gurkish pay for every inch of land ...but a plot is festering to
hand the city to its beseigers without a fight, and the previous Inquisitor of D
agoska vanished without trace. Threatened from within and without the city, Glok
ta needs answers, and he needs them soon.
