About the Book: A brutal war is brewing across the frozen North, where the divided and ill-prepared Union army faces Bethod’s advancing forces. Meanwhile, in the southern city of Dagoska, Inquisitor Glokta confronts a devastating Gurkish invasion and a dangerous conspiracy threatening to surrender the city from within. Far to the east, a band of criminals journeys to the edge of the world to recover the legendary Seed, an ancient device with the power to destroy or potentially end war. As armies clash and alliances fracture, political schemes, betrayal and deadly magic collide in this gripping grimdark fantasy of war, power and survival.