Within the shadows of the grim medieval Old World, the sinister agents of darkness plot the downfall of the civilised realms. Their numbers are unknown and their masters can only be guessed at, but they are legion and they are deadly. To combat the insidious threat, the Old World has drawn upon the services of witch hunters -- ruthless men who have dedicated their lives to hunting down the evil with the land The author of the Brunner novels, CL Werner, showed off the talents of witch hunter Mathias Thulmann in the first novel in this series, "Witch Hunter," Now Thulmann is back and the stakes are even higher