Across the dusty lands of the Empire, seven weary riders head South. They are the last of the Black Company. Their goal is the legendary Hatovar. But the road there is long, and the roads are full of dangers.
The Black Company has fallen apart. Of the eight thousand men, only seven remain—those ready to travel thousands of miles in search of the legendary Hatovar, the homeland of the Free Companies. The road south runs through places where the memory of the Company is still alive, and the predecessors—Kostoprav, the One-Eyed, the Goblin, and others—are worshiped there almost like gods. But beyond lie lands conquered by new dark rulers—the Owners of Shadows—and it is impossible to pass through them without reviving the Black Company once again.