'If an Outsider wields the blade, the House of Koronos burns ...'

A PERILOUS HOMECOMING. A GATHERING STORM. THE FINAL BATTLE.

Hylas and Pirra have returned to Akea for their last confrontation with their arch-enemies, the Crows. They must recover the dagger of Koronos if they are to end the warriors' brutal rule.

Only if old and new friends join forces can they hope to triumph - but the price of victory may be higher than either Hylas or Pirra has dreamed ...

Michelle Paver's superb Bronze Age epic reaches its dramatic, spine-tingling conclusion.

'A gloriously absorbing story of courage and mystery' The Times