The highly anticipated origin story to the Blade of Shadows series... They will rise together. They will fall together. And they will die together. Bound by fate and fractured by betrayal, Salvatore and Lazarus are thrust into the Shadow Lord Trials-a brutal gauntlet that promises freedom and unimaginable power but demands sacrifice at every turn. As secrets unravel and loyalties are tested, they must confront the horrors around them and the shadows within. In a world where betrayal cuts deeper than steel and truth is as deadly as any blade, their bond will be forged in fire and broken in blood. This is where legends are born. This is where the darkness begins. This is Rise of the Shadow Lords.