Following The Marechal Chronicles: Volumes I, II and III this is a collection of the remaining three volumes -- The Chase, The Tower of the Alchemist, and The Crucible.
A dark fantasy filled with tragedy, emotion, and opposing supernatural forces, this is a tale that never loses sight of its characters' own humanity and their struggle to triumph in spite of inhuman powers and events:
Melisse and the Marechal have survived a demonic battle only to discover that their paths must carry them apart before fate brings them together again.
Alone, the Marechal plunges into darkness among thieves and criminals, his quest become a deadly threat all its own. He risks both honor and identity in a final gambit to end his centuries' long hunt.
Melisse learns of yet another murder at House Perene, but the lure of the broken tower of the Alchemist draws her onward. There she discovers the tragic past of the Marechal and is forced into a bitter promise she fears to keep.
Separately, then together, both hero and heroine will at long last confront their common destiny -- a diabolical horror that will stop at nothing to destroy them both.
