Left for dead, hated by all. At the edge of an empire on the brink of collapse, in a province abandoned by even the gods themselves, an ancient evil has been awoken. Can a bandit called Arthur redeem himself and save Britannia from a terrible doom? Merlin, the oldest champion of Albion, stands alone to aid a conquered people who regard him as little more than myth. Can he rise from the ashes of history? When a seeming twist of fate brings these two outcasts together, they must learn to trust each other and join forces. Because if they do not, all hope is lost. The Dark Isles Chronicle re-imagines the timeless legend of King Arthur as a dark fantasy set during the fall of Rome in Britain.