Short description
Seeking peace in a world devastated by ruthlessness and savagery, Jon Shannow, the Jerusalem Man, confronts Abaddon, the Lord of the Pit, and his Hellborn army as they engage in human sacrifice to launch a new satanic era.
Long description
David Gemmell tells a very real adventure, the stuff of true epic fantasy.
--R. A. Salvatore, New York Times Bestselling author
John Shannow, The Jerusalem Man, lived in a world that had toppled on its axis. Civilization had been replaced by ruthlessness and savagery. Relentless in his quest for peace, Shannow followed a path that led only to bloodshed and sorrow.
Abaddon, the Lord of the Pit, sought to plunge mankind into a new Satanic era. His Hellborn army spewed forth from the Plague Lands with an unholy force stemming from human sacrifice. For it was the blood of innocents that fueled the corrupted Sipstrassi Stones of Power--the source of Abaddon's might.
But the Hellborn made a fatal mistake--they took the woman who had stolen Shannow's heart. He would move Heaven and Earth to save her or he would die trying.