Deze epische saga volgt helden die geconfronteerd worden met verwoestende verliezen en wrede slavernij. Ondanks overweldigende wanhoop ontwaakt er een onbedwingbare wil om te vechten en wraak te zoeken. De verhalen verkennen diepgaande persoonlijke groei, waarbij zelfs pacifisten gedwongen worden geweld onder ogen te zien om terug te winnen wat hen is afgenomen. Het is een reis van transformatie en felle vastberadenheid tegen verraad en vernietiging.
Carter has been kidnapped. Enslaved. But he's determined to fight to the end. Jacob is a pacifist. His family destroyed. He's about to choose the path of violence to reclaim his son. Their world has changed for ever. Between them, they're going to avenge it.
Jacob Carnehan rescued his son from slavery but he may have started a war – one in which he is hopelessly overmatched – and his wits and ruthlessness will only take him so far.Carter Carnehan has gone from slave to revolutionary – but what will his ideas be worth when they come under fire?The Carnehans are about to find out…
Sometimes taking revenge is no comfort at all . . .