Young Tal Hawkins was the only survivor of the massacre of
his village -- rescued, recruited, and trained by the
mysterious order of magicians and spies, the Conclave of
Shadows. Already exceptionally skilled in swordsmanship, he
has since developed into one of the secret society's most
valuable agents, keeping ever alert for the opportunity to
arise when he can avenge the craven slaughter of his family
and friends.
That time is now.
Posing as a nobleman from the distant Kingdom of the Isles,
he gains entrance into the court of the Duke of Olasko, the
bloodthirsty and powerful despot whose armies put Tal's
village to the sword. But the enemy is cunning and well
protected -- in league with the foul necromancer Leso Varen,
dark master of death-magic -- and to gain the Duke's trust
and confidence, Tal Hawkins must first sell his soul.
Only by swearing an oath of allegiance to his hated nemesis
can Tal hope to get close enough to kill the Duke and bring
his empire crashing down. But the tyrant demands that his
new acolyte prove his loyalty with blood. Sent off to do his
"master's" malevolent bidding -- each depraved mission more
odious than the last -- the Talon of the Silver Hawk faces a
spirit-crushing dilemma. Only through evil can his vengeance
succeed, yet his alternatives are more terrible still:
madness, torture, damnation, and a slow, lingering death in
the Fortress of Despair.
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