"The Gloriously Gory tale of an ordinary man in a world full of magic." The Evening Post.By bestselling author T.J.Garrett, this tense, fantasy thriller is set in the mythical world of The Eastern Kingdoms and takes place in a city on the brink of destruction. Janyck (a twenty-year veteran of the palace guard and thoroughly sick of witnessing murder and torment on an almost daily basis) and Milo (a young newcomer not yet tainted by the city and all its woes) must track down a ruthless killer before the city crumbles around their feet. The trail leads them to an ancient book of children's stories. Is the killer re-enacting his childhood nightmare, or is this all some ghoulish game?...Please note: This book is not part of the wider Kingdom Chronicles - it is a stand-alone tales of murder and treachery set over a century before the events of The Dragon Oracles. :)