THEY CALL HER THE BLOOD MISTRESS.No one remembers when she first stepped onto the sand. They remember only one thing.SHE HAS NEVER LOST.With her twin blades — Blood and Silence — Valeria is the most feared gladiator in the kingdom. People tie red threads in her name. Kings come to watch her fight.

Few of her enemies live long enough to tell the tale.Then she meets a man who does not fear her. The first person to see the woman behind the legend. And for the first time, Valeria begins to believe her life could be more than the next fight.But the mark she has hidden beneath her bracer all her life begins to burn.

The old signs are waking. And a Herald who leaves nothing but ash behind is hunting people like her.In Scarholm, the greatest tournament ever seen is about to begin.Everyone comes for glory. Only one comes for Valeria.SHE HAS NEVER LOST.But some victories cost everything.