Summary
Death is only the beginning Truer words were never spoken for young Leon von Marbas the heir to a oncegreat house of necromancers Forced to execute his own father by the lord of a rival house Leon suddenly finds himself the leader of a declining clan under threat from enemies within and without The only way to restore the glory of his house Leon must strike a pact with the demon Marbas the original source of the powerful necromancy that House Marbas was once known for