The Skeleton King

"Destinies collide in the far north. Kath and her companions chase a trail of death across the steppes, falling prey to an ambush of tricks and traps. Swords alone will not avail them, for the north is guarded by the foulest magic. War drums thunder across the steppes. The Mordant ascends the Ebony Throne, loosing his hordes against the Octagon. The steppes become a bloody battlefield, with victory and loss on all sides"--Page 4 of cover.