Ashael is a hunter-gatherer woman, apprenticed to Bhearra, the healer and spiritual leader of their tribe. The Zanthar are invaders from another world who extend their own lives by stealing the life-force of everything around them. They were last seen on KalaDene 200 years ago. They have returned, looking for The Vessel, a being prophesied to hold the life-force of the land. Iwan is a slave to the Zanthar, descendant of those taken as slaves the last time the Zanthar visited this world. He is sent out as a spy, while his mother is held hostage to ensure his compliance. When Ashael meets Iwan in the forest, neither realise that she is the one the Zanthar are looking for. The fate of KalaDene and all of its people rests on her shoulders.
- ISBN13 9781911586135
- Publish Date 28 February 2017 (first published 6 February 2017)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 10 October 2023
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Unbound
- Imprint Unbound Digital
- Format Paperback
- Pages 301
- Language English