Publisher's Synopsis
The world is ending, but first, a few people have to die... In the Eventide, an untested king prepares his troops for war. Meanwhile, heroes return from the North, each with a different agenda. One wishes to retire and die in peace. Another yearns for revenge and salvation. And the third, a general who dreams of uniting the Hinterland for the sake of prosperity, succumbs to a dark power. The biggest threat, however, is a lunatic with a thirst for destruction. His followers call him Rictus Eropa, and others call him the Grinning Man. He has brought an entire country into chaos, and his purpose is to see the world's end. As outside forces and new factions gather around him, one warrior has the key to unraveling his terrible master plan. Because the Grinning Man has a secret, and it might just get him killed. Here is the third volume of The Hinterland. War and disease have ravaged the entire continent, and a new era is coming-one that most people will not live to see.
