Note: The 2013 editions are substantially revised from the self-published edition (CreateSpace 2010) and are copyrighted 2013.

Synopsis: Thren Felhorn is the most notorious assassin of his time. He unites the thieves' guilds under his control and declares war on an alliance of rich and powerful nobles. Thren has trained his son Aaron to be his successor since the time of his birth. But when Aaron is tasked with killing a priest's daughter, he decides to protect her instead - risking his life and Thren's wrath in the process. For Aaron has glimpsed a world beyond poison, blades and his father's iron control that will change him forever.