In the second installment of the Coiling Dragon Saga, a triumphant return turns to ash for Linley Baruch. Now a powerful and respected magus, Linley has fulfilled his father's greatest wish by retrieving the family heirloom warblade, Slaughterer. However, his victory is overshadowed by the devastating discovery of his father, Hogg Baruch’s, unnatural death. As Linley uncovers the truth, his grief transforms into an inferno of rage.
Justice, for some crimes, demands blood. The ancient lineage of the Dragonblood Warriors has long been dormant, but no longer. Linley Baruch must now awaken the dormant power within him, transforming from a magus into a formidable warrior. He will remind the entire Yulan Continent why his ancestors, the Four Supreme Warriors, were once revered and feared, seeking vengeance for his father and reclaiming his family's honor with blade and blood.