Luca Windborne is out for revenge. For as long as he could remember, his whole life had been leading to the moment where he would taste the nectar of the death of the Count Vinsaro of Rehma. Until, that is, he arrives in the chamber of his enemy to discover him already dead. His life takes a turn onto a path he could not have envisaged, into a world of magic and secrets that connect to his family's past. In this, the first book of The Light in the Shadow Sequence, follow Luca on the start of his journey into the darkness, against foes wielding a power he can also access, but not fully understand.