Return to the epic portal fantasy of the Mirror Realm Cycle, as Toba, Naftaly, and their allies defend a city under siege—while the desperate deals they’ve made begin to unravel around them …

After a near-disastrous confrontation with La Caçeria, Toba and Asmel are trapped on the human side of the gate, pursued by the Courser and a possessed Inquisitor.

In the Mazik world, Naftaly’s visions seethe with calamitous images of Zayit, the prosperous gate city notorious for its trade in salt, consumed by flames and overrun by La Caçeria. If the Caçador can control the salt, he will be nearly unstoppable.
But the stolen killstone, the key to the Caçador’s destruction, could eliminate the threat—if only Barsilay’s allies could find and use it.

Deadly allies and even more dangerous bargains might be the only path to resist La Caçeria’s ruthless conquest of both the mortal world and the Maziks’, but the cost is steep, and the threat is near.