Book excerpt: Mazael now bears the sword of a Knight Armiger, a magical weapon capable of destroying the cursed Wraithaldr and defeating the sinister Lord Razalis. But Razalis has labored for three thousand years to finish his mighty work of dark magic, and he will unleash his full power to destroy Mazael's army. Lucan Mandragon, once Mazael's mortal enemy, might be the only man able to stop Razalis. But the cost will be more than Lucan can imagine...