"Faith requires everything we have." New York Times bestselling author Anthony Ryan returns to the world of Shadow of the Raven in this prequel novella, set ten years before the events of A Song of Blood. For decades, the brothers of the Sixth Order waged a brutal war against the Lonak clans among the icy peaks of their domain. When word of a new outbreak of the dreaded Red Hand reaches the north, Brother Sollis, the Order's finest swordsman, leads a small force to a long-abandoned castle in search of a potential cure, only to discover a much greater threat lurking in the mountains. Enemies become allies as Sollis wages an increasingly desperate battle against an inhuman foe steeped in the power of darkness. Praise for the Shadow of the Raven series: "Ryan hits all the high notes of epic fantasy - gritty setting, ancient magic, ruthless intrigue, divided loyalties and bloody action."