Steel hides her secrets Shadows hold her truth Her fate is forged in fire Caris Ironside crafts legendary swords and can wield them better than most men. But the shadowy power at her fingertips will be her death sentence if it is exposed. Desperate for a way into the heart of Capita - to avenge her mother's murder - Caris enters a brutal tournament disguised as a man. In a city ruled by those who hunt her kind, Caris relies on the help of two allies: Cillian, a fellow blacksmith, and Torgrin, the army captain who infuriates her - who is as cold and unyielding as Cillian is warm. As danger closes in, Caris finds herself at the centre of a much bigger plot, and it will take all her power to get her and her friends out alive. Will love and loyalty be enough when the darkness inside begins to surface ... or will the shadows claim them all? Welcome to Eritz. May the shadows guide you.