A friend lost. A horror unearthed. An enemy reborn.

It was meant to be a simple few days away: Verity heading off for a much-needed girls’ weekend in New York City.

But then comes her desperate call to Alastair Stone: A terrifying disaster has occurred, killing dozens of people - including a dear friend.

When Stone joins her to investigate, they quickly discover that magic is behind the catastrophe. Even worse, it’s magic that isn’t even supposed to exist.

As a long-simmering disagreement explodes into a rift between Stone and a grief-stricken Verity, Stone learns that things are even worse than he feared.

Someone has unearthed a long-dead mage's legacy, threatening to unleash nightmarish ancient magic that no one - living or dead - is safe from.

Don't miss the rest of the series:

• Stone and a Hard Place
• The Forgotten
• The Threshold
• The Source
• Core of Stone
• Blood and Stone
• Heart of Stone
• Flesh and Stone
• The Infernal Heart
• The Other Side
• Path of Stone
• Necessary Sacrifices
• Game of Stone
• Steel and Stone
• Stone and Claw
• The Seventh Stone
• Gathering Storm
• House of Stone
• Circle of Stone
• The Madness Below
• Boys' Night (Way) Out (novella)
• An Unexpected Truth (novella)

and four stand-alone tales:

• Turn to Stone
• Shadows and Stone
• Devil's Bargain
• Stone for the Holidays

Also, don't miss the Happenstance and Bron series, set in the world of the Alastair Stone Chronicles:

• The Soul Engine
• Chariots of Wrath
• By Demons Driven