Myths begin, and a storyteller's tale deepens, in the sequel to R. R. Virdi's Silk Road-inspired epic fantasy, The First Binding.

Ari the Binder's legend spans continents and eras. Moving in and out of myth as easy as the wind, as tales and their echoes spread across a sun-drenched land.

Now, the storyteller himself awaits judgment for the murder of a prince. The stories say he has killed more than one. But what is truth and what is a man if not a liar?

As the telling of the storyteller's past grows, so too does the list of his enemies―and of mysteries yet to be solved.