Classic fantasy and the first in the Percheron trilogy by million-copy selling author Fiona McIntosh. Re-publishing with fresh new packaging, signature plot twists and captivating characters for fantasy readers.

Former captive slave Lazar rising to a coveted position as his adopted city's protector and confidant of the Zar, a situation that is threatened when his liege dies and is replaced by the young heir's cruelly ambitious mother.



Fiona McIntosh is an internationally and million-copy bestselling author of novels for adults and children across several genres,including fantasy, historical fiction and her popular Detective Jack Hawksworth series. Fiona roams the world for her research and lives between Adelaide in South Australia and Wiltshire in England.