This is not a tale of redemption. It is not a path to inspire dreams. It is the rise of Lakrius. The man of many names. The deceiver of time. The king of fortune lost. * * * Working as a blacksmith for noblemen willing to kill to protect their secrets, Avvyr knows his days are numbered. Unless he walks a path more dangerous than death itself. As he unearths the truth behind their power--something far grimmer than he ever could have imagined--Avvyr realizes there is a way to put an end to the nobles' brutal reign. But while his intentions are pure, his actions thin the divide between life and darkness, threatening to entrap him in the very cage he wanted the world to escape.¿