Description: Nicholas Valiarde, a passionate nobleman, is the greatest thief in all of Ile-Rien. Under cover of darkness, he assumes the guise of a master criminal stealing jewels from wealthy nobles to finance his quest: the murder of Count Montesq, who orchestrated the execution of Nicholas's beloved godfather on false charges of necromancy. Nicholas's mission is being interrupted by a series of unexplainable, even fatal events. Someone with tremendous powers is opposing him. Children vanish, corpses assume the visage of real people, mortal spells are cast, and traces of necromantic power that hasn't been used for centuries are found. When a spiritualist unwittingly leads Nicholas to a decrepit old house, the truly monstrous nature of his peril finally emerges in harrowing detail. Nicholas and his compatriots must confront and destroy an ancient and awesome evil. Even the help of Ile-Rien's greatest sorcerer may not be sufficient, for Nicholas faces a woefully mismatched battle -- with unthinkable horrors in store for the loser.

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