Author Steven Paul returns to the world of the Makers to tell the story of Zhoazu, upon whom a terrible curse is placed. Zhoazu's path is entwined with the path of a man named Malt, who is harboring a shocking secret. As the kingdom crumbles around them, one seeks redemption, and the other seeks revenge. During all of this, a man named Ceneheart struggles to survive in the middle of war.