A young boy who came from the darkness now lives in the light. Although he has found companions of a sort, his truest desire—to search for his mother—will lead the lonesome boy elsewhere. Doubting the assassins guild he found himself a part of, Ruwanda enlists Ivan in his quest. But as the two uncover deadly secrets about the Organization, the red fog follows close behind...

Born in darkness, a young boy steps into the light. Raised in a cellar steeped in solitude, his entrance into English society at the turn of the nineteenth century is anything but painless. From place to place he journeys, seeking companions who share his unusual interests. But always, always a red fog follows, consuming everything in its path…

A young boy born in darkness stepped into the light. His journeys all around England brought him to a mysterious assassins guild led by an enigmatic nobleman named Midwinter. Although Ruwanda had hoped to find companions who shared his eccentric interests, the jury’s still out on whether the Organization is one such place. In the meantime, Ruwanda and his colleagues venture out on a new mission—to assassinate the leader of a well-known gang. But only time will tell who will be devoured when the red fog descends...

Determined to expose the weakness in the vow binding Zack and Ray together, prison guard Cathy declares it's time for the two to bid each other farewell. To that end, she continues inflicting punishments upon the pair, who find a treacherous path laid out before them. Things only get worse when, after a dose of Cathy's special "medicine," Zack's urge to kill runs rampant, and he brings his scythe to Ray's throat...!

Ruwanda, a child of the darkness, now roams the world of the light. Having lost the only love he’s ever known, he cuts ties with the assassins guild and sets off on his own. Watching the days pass by vapidly, the boy grows into a young man...but he is spurred into action once more by a string of murders throughout London. In this final confrontation, who will be taken by the red fog plaguing the city...?

"Wonderful . . . J. V. Jones is a striking writer." So says Robert Jordan, the author of The Wheel of Time epic fantasy series. And Jones lives up to that praise in the highly charged epic adventure of Ash March and Raif Sevrance, two outcasts whose fate are entwined by ancient prophecies and need, in the cold, dark world that threatens to be torn asunder by a war to end all wars. Isolated by their birthrights, they are but two who fight the dreaded Endlords, and their strength and courage will be needed if the world is to be saved from darkness." Raif, wrongly accused and cut off from his clan by the treachery of their new headsman, has a talent for killing that is part of his curse and his burden. But he bears another burden of greater weight. Ash is a sacred warrior to the Sull, an ancient race whose numbers have declined. Raised as a foundling, never knowing her true history, she must learn to accept the terrible gifts of her heritage. But as Ash learns more of her greater fate, Raif's task looms dark and desperate, for he must journey through the nightmare realm of the Want, a place where even the Sull now fear to tread. For deep within the Want is the Fortress of Grey Ice, and there he must heal the breach in the Blindwall that already threatens the world. Should he fail, not even Ash's powers can save them. . . . At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

It was just an ordinary day at Yami High..until it wasn't. A ringing cell phone and the splatter of blood marked the beginning of a deadly game. The rules: Contractor Mikiya has thirty days to curse-kill thirty people-or meet a fate worse than death. On the other side, Curse-Breaker Saeyama must identify the killer... without falling prey to one of Mikiya’s curse-kills. Only time will tell who will emerge victorious...