Bastian Hooke, known to the underworld as Mace, is an assassin and a thief. He was the last person anyone expected to carry out great deeds. So when the Seeress gives prophecy and sweetens the deal with a sack of gemstones, Bastian finds himself thrown headfirst into a quest he cannot possibly understand. Sought by a dark sorcerer, surrounded by secrets and lies on all sides, he is charged with the protection of the last of the dragonslayers... the very last thing he meant to do was fall in love.Catreen An'dello has been divorced from her soul for ten years. Betrayed by her former lover to the dragon, imprisoned inside a living statue and nearly driven mad, she wishes nothing more than to forget. Desperate to ease her guilt and soothe her pain, Catreen drives a demon's bargain with the man who saved her soul. Can an assassin and a dragonslayer find the strength save the kingdom from destruction?