Continuing the Chronicles of the Black Company, The Silver Spike tells the tale of events following the climatic clash in The White Rose. In the aftermath of that battle, the surviving core of the Black Company went one way, and the supports of the White Rose another.. leaving the soul of the Dominator imprisoned in a silver spike, buried deep in the heartwood of a sapling demigod.

But evil calls to evil, and what man’s soul is immune to the temptations of wealth and power? It is not long before four men conspire to wrest the spike free from an unwary, overconfident godling. And with the prize already in the game, every sorcerer, wizard, and dark cult will converge on the city to lay their claim.The world of men can only pray for deliverance when there are Dark Powers on the field…