On the canals and in the the forest's dark heart lurk unimaginable threats. The bo'zhe, the Lappai, barbarians from Saihabara and the unknowable forces of Nimmenwald Deep.At the crux of the vortex is Michael Sebastian d'Astaghir. Haughty, moody, tortured by the goblins of memory, Seb is in terrible jeopardy when old companion Luc Redmayne witnesses a streetfight. The "hired sword" comes to the citadel as Seb's bodyguard, and with the fresh eyes of a stranger, the shrewdness of a warrior and the help of a young gypsy shaman, Jack uncovers a hotbed of treasonous magic.When he, Seb, Luc and Janos Zaparasti unlock the secret of the Basilisk ring, they unleash the very forces they have feared, in this wholly original gay fantasy from long-time favorite Mel Keegan.

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