Fire and pain define Xander Kane. He crawls out of the ruins of his home scared and burned, believing his family all dead. Xander is saved only to become a slave. He abandons his honor to survive. He embraces death to live. From slave to thieve’s guild enforcer to assassin, the violence in Xander’s life spirals out of control. The one constant in his life is a burning need for revenge. He finds a partner, someone to love, only to be betrayed. Xander learns the only thing he can trust is death. Even death lies to Xander. It seems his brother survived the fire as well. On the same day Xander learns his brother survived he learns the name of the man responsible for his parents’ deaths. Xander returns home hungry for revenge and reunion. Will the brothers get their revenge? Will they be able to stop an even greater evil long trapped under the mountains north of their home? To stop the ultimate evil Xander must look into the face of his truest friend, death.