内容简介：
Despite being the most wanted man in the whole of a ninth-century empire, an unlikely hero arises to help bring an end to the bloodiest military coup the kingdom has ever known and finds a way of life worth dying for. Wanting only his freedom and the woman he loves, Zelian is a man of few desires, but with a passion for them that is anything but small. A simple life would make him happy. Happiness though, for Zelian, is an elusive thing. Murder, mayhem and the fact that he is a wanted man complicate Zelianas life. Lies and betrayal of friends, the alliance of hateful rivals, and the twists of heros dying or imprisoned, and love both lost and found add greatly to the passion in this tale. And when Zelian gets caught up in the schemes of those who exert little control over the nature of greed, he finds his life complicated indeed.