On the remote isles of Skarrak, a creature stalks the night, preying on the people of the towns. Jon of Gor, a beastslayer of some renown, is hired by the local jarl to hunt down the monster. But wherever he searches, he encounters a wall of silence, of half-truths and denial, of superstition and suspicion. The creature’s victims are shrouded in secrecy and finding them is only half the battle. Desperate to continue his own search for his lost sister, he must battle against time, deception and the beast itself; a battle that soon becomes personal…
