Kate Daniels is back in
action in post shift Atlanta. After killing her aunt in Magic Bleeds her secret is rapidly becoming unfrayed as
more and more people notice her powerful magic and powerful blood –
and more and more people know exactly who she is and who her father
is.
Kate now runs her own
agency, joined by Andrea whose attempts to make the Order accept her
humanity failed in the face of their prejudice. And the Red Guard has
come to her with a job – they were guarding a weapon. A weapon of
incredible power. And it has gone missing, along with its inventor.
Under the cloak of necessary secrecy and discretion, the Guard need
Kate to find the weapon and the inventor, preferably before its power
is unleashed
But as magic has eroded
technology, so there are humans who long to return to technology –
and who loathe magical people. The Order is not the only ones who
refuse to accept the humanity of magical people. The Lighthouse
Keepers are a deep cover terrorist organisation that have infiltrated
many organisations in the hope of bringing them down. And with their
hands on the weapon they will use it to kill as many magical people
as possible, perhaps annihilating Atlanta in the process
As magic lasts longer
and technology frays and collapses The threat they poses unites all
the magical people of Atlanta – witches, druids, the people of the
dead, the shapeshifters, vohls, shamans – all unite to take down a
threat that risks them all in an epic confrontation.
Against this
background, Kate must also face major personal crises. Julie, her
ward stands on the edge of death unless Kate can find the magic to
save her – and more of Kate's past comes to light, destroying many
of the illusions she held about her parents, revealing a much uglier
truth
