When the mainland invades the Niyandrians Queen Talia known as the Necromancer Queen died fighting for the capital. Carred Selenas expects the Queen to return and leads a rebellion whilelooking for the Queens daughter that has been hidden from everyone including her. Anskar DeVantte is in training to become a Knight of Eternal Vigilance. He believes everything he has been told while being raised by the Order of Eternal Vigilance. As he gets older his powers are getting stronger and becoming darker than those around him. He starts questioning all he's been told about the Niyandrians and the Orders purpose in conquering them.

I really liked this book. It did have a twist at the end that I had already guessed but it wasn't the point of the story.