In the penultimate book in the Zarkora series, Fynaglade faces its most powerful enemy yet. Can the Fyrelit brothers save their nation from certain destruction? Versalos has been defeated, and the city of Zarkora is now under the peaceful rule of the Fyrelit brothers' uncle, T'shink. But Neleik, Ervine and their friends soon discover that there is a much greater enemy than K'zharn, also known as the Jackal, is preparing to conquer the entire nation of Fynaglade with his army of Dark Ones. The Fyrelits must find a way to foil K'zharn's plans, at the same time as trying to keep the peace between the three kingdoms. To defeat this enemy, the Fyrelit brothers must discover their true powers - powers they could never have imagined.
Nicholas Lochel lives in Brisbane along with his two brothers, Chris and Justin and sister, Alison with whom he is co-writing the Zarkora series. Over his twenty-seven years he has held a wide variety of jobs including working as an actor, a bartender and a postie. He devotes most of his time to writing and when he is not seen with a pen and pad or a good book, he can usually be found riding his Triumph motorcycle about town or walking the long, winding road to Sydney.