S.A. Richardson's debut novel set on the fantasy island of Valhanor where the old tales of monsters are often true.
There shall come one, and never again shall there be another.
The ancient kingdoms of old have fallen, and the once righteous island of Valhanor is now tainted by the Darkness. The kingdom founded by Elnar the Great is beginning to tear itself apart as the noblemen argue over the hand of the Princess Acacia. As the King's grip on power weakens, he sends a group of his secret Knights to reclaim an old artefact that could unite the kingdom and restore his power.
Henri Richards a lowborn fieldworker struggles to accept his lowly position and dreams of a better life. He plans to gain enough coin to buy his independence from the Lord and marry the woman he loves. But when those plans go wrong he is forced on to a quest to save the kingdom and redeem his honour.
With the kingdom's future hanging upon the shoulders of an unlikely hero, the Star Knights and the King's secret knights travel swiftly across a land filled with danger for possession of the chalice. But who will get there first......