The Knife in the Dark

The Knife in the Dark is the second book in The Seven Signs, and it plunges deeper into a world unraveling under war, sorcery, and betrayal.

After barely surviving their flight from the Galanian Empire, Dormael, Shawna, D’Jenn, and Bethany find themselves thrust into a journey across hostile lands and treacherous seas. The fragile trust between them begins to fray as secrets come to light, alliances splinter, and the weight of the mission grows heavier with every step. Shawna, haunted by vengeance and bound to the fate of the Nar’doroc, must learn when to wield her blades and when to hold them back. D’Jenn struggles with the burdens of the Conclave and the moral price of wielding power. Bethany, a child marked by fire, teeters on the line between innocence and something far darker.

But in the shadows, a darker game unfolds. Maaz, the cruel necromancer, carves his path in blood, his power growing as he hunts the fragments of the Nar’doroc. At his side, his twisted brother Maarkov weighs his own loyalty, torn between survival and defiance. Across the Sevenlands, cultists and conspirators whisper in back alleys and dark temples, spreading fear and preparing for war.

Every journey leads the companions deeper into danger: ruined cities stalked by assassins, ancient wonders laced with forgotten magic, and an empire tightening its grip on the lands they call home. Trust becomes as deadly as treachery, and every blade drawn carries the weight of destiny.

Full of political intrigue, brutal combat, and sorcery that bends the fabric of the world, The Knife in the Dark raises the stakes of The Seven Signs. It’s a story of flawed heroes facing impossible choices, of enemies cloaked in shadows, and of the thin line between survival and damnation.