Book One in an exciting new series, the Shadow Warrior saga.

In the fog‑enshrouded peaks of the island nation of Nehan, Ran, a newly‑minted shadow warrior is set loose on a musha shugyo, a wandering quest, whereby he must travel alone and hone his skills. Journeying aboard a merchant vessel, Ran hears tales of a mysterious lord believed to have the dead for his servants.

Soon these tales prove all too real as Ran comes to the aid of Jysal, a beautiful sorceress, whose undeveloped power gives her the ability to heal a land ‑‑ or destroy it.  But the Lord Kan‑Gul also covets Jysal's power. And when Kan‑Gul sends a army of the undead to take Jysal by force, Ran is faced with the ultimate warrior's choice: save himself, or face down a horde of enemies that cannot be killed for the simple reason that they are already dead!