Where can a necromancer go if his knowledge is of no use to anyone? Only to perform tricks with spells at fairs… So Tedgar makes do—an gifted academy graduate who, after finishing his studies, found no place for himself in the world.
But everything changes when word reaches him: in faraway Zalesye, there have been sightings of undead unlike any species known to science. And now Tedgar is no longer a wandering entertainer, but an assistant to the renowned scholar—Sir Dargul!
Their journey will stretch from snow-covered passes to the royal halls, from abandoned shrines to ancient tombs—and at every step, risk and secrets will be waiting for them. And when the nobility, the trading houses, and the Church get involved, it will become clear: this expedition will overturn not only research, but also Tedgar’s very life.