Adrian de Valois was once the brightest young prodigy in the capital. Betrayed by his stepmother, Beatrice, and his jealous half-brother, Hector, he is framed for a brutal crime and sentenced to the Crystal Citadel, the kingdom's most infamous prison. But three years among its deadliest inmates do not break him. Blessed by Chaos, the primordial god, Adrian becomes an unstoppable force feared and revered by the Sword Saint, the Dragon Mother, and the Voodoo King.