In this first instalment of The Blackwatch Trilogy, Ser Derrick, a knight feared and respected as 'The Blackheart,' fights not only his immortal enemies but also his own doubts and moral dilemmas. Princess Marion Dain faces her own battle, forced into a marriage arranged by politics rather than love. As danger and deceit close in around her, she questions whom to trust and what she truly owes her kingdom. All the while, a newly rising race of mysterious elven half-breeds emerges from the hidden marshes, unsettling the already fragile balance of power—and casting a chilling new reality over humanity’s fight for survival. Death’s Litany delves deeply into morally ambiguous choices, exploring courage and cruelty through vivid, compelling characters who discover that in a world without clear heroes or villains, survival means confronting truths darker than they'd ever imagined…