The second in "The Codex Alera" series, a fast-paced fantasy adventure set in a world where courage and ingenuity met yet triumph over magic and power. From the author of the bestselling "Dresden Files" series.

Jim Butcher is the author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera and the Cinder Spires series. His résumé includes a laundry list of skills which were useful a couple of centuries ago, and he plays guitar quite badly. An avid gamer, Jim plays tabletop games in varying systems, a variety of video games and LARPs whenever he can make time for it. He currently resides mostly inside his own head, but his head can generally be found in his home town of Independence, Missouri.