A dangerous power returns to the city, and only the master executioner can stop it.

Finn has served the king as journeyman executioner, but the time has come for a testing with the executioner court. Regardless of the outcome, he will no longer serve in Verendal.

Strange attacks in the city lead Finn to believe that witchcraft has returned, but he's the only one who suspects. He must find the answers before his testing, and fears that Master Meyer does not understand the truth.

He must be the Hunter one last time to save the city-and the kingdom-but he faces an insidious power that's been active for far longer than he ever imagined.

** The thrilling conclusion of The Executioner's Song fantasy series.**