No Mercy From Crows

Scant months after he comes of age, Judian Lebannen sets sail across the wide ocean, his dreams haunted by dark-robed shadows drifting over the waves in his wake . . .The voyage seems his one chance to escape vindictive mages, though it means fleeing home and the only life he knows. The ship is barely beyond Merced's coastal waters when he faces the truth of their relentless pursuit. Trapped aboard a vessel swept inexorably into hazard, he struggles to wield high magic he scarcely understands. Neither great-hearted dog, Wieser, nor Gargle, the willful crow, can tell him who is trustworthy. The threat draws ever closer while other, unforeseen dangers loom.Can he save those he comes to care for on his journey? Can he even hope to save himself?He must choose to fight-and when forced to confront the mages' evil, will Judian become just as ruthless as the Cabal of Scythera?