The second book of the 'In Shadow' series, a series within the Chronicles of the Brethren. It is recommended you start with the 'Serpent and the Unicorn,' then read 'Shadow of the Unicorn,' before reading this book. Mysterious comings and goings, life and death, all part of the daily routine in the life of a Shadow, but can faith endure when all seems lost? When you are stripped of everything that you once cherished, what then is left? In the face of great evil and in the midst of impenetrable night does hope remain? Is there yet light in the darkness, hope in despair? That is the very question Jace must face, for his adventures within the Shadow have only begun.