Lord Oswyn knows one thing-that he is not Lord Oswyn
After waking in a stranger's body with a stranger's memories, young antiquarian Cal discovers that he is a pawn in a plan even older than himself. An ancient power is fading, the world is slowly dying and merely understanding why is enough to put a noose around his neck. Trapped in a new life from which there is no escape, Cal must now decide whom to trust-and what he is willing to become.