Description: "Illium and Aodhan. Aodhan and Illium. For centuries they've been inseparable: the best of friends, closer than brothers, companions of the heart. But that was before--before darkness befell Aodhan and shattered him--body, mind, and soul. Now, at long last, Aodhan is healing, but his new-found strength and independence may come at a devastating cost: his relationship with Illium. As they serve side by side in China, a territory yet marked by the evil of its former archangel, the secret it holds nightmarish beyond imagining, things come to an explosive decision point"--Back cover.
