He survived for centuries ... Now he doesn't know whether he will survive the next second. Book 2 of the VARANGIAN trilogy catches up with one of the Varangian's former enemies, medieval knight Count Baldwin, who was briefly crowned emperor of Constantinople. Inadvertently, during tumultuous events following the sacking of Constantinople, Baldwin ended up in the supernatural realm of Teneo Mundus. He is confronted with protecting a small group of refugees from Constantinople, in a world he perceives as true hell. As he defends himself and the refugees against nightmarish creatures, his entire belief system is shaken to the core. He also falls for a woman who loves someone else. Fighting for his life, his heart and his sanity, Baldwin realizes that he must help his former enemy Edric to prevent two worlds from being destroyed.