A hell-cursed Templar on an epic quest! Brian De Bois Guilbert, villain in Sir Walter Scott'Äôs Ivanhoe , returns as the doomed hero in this thrilling sequel to the classic work. After a brutal death at the hands of Sir Ivanhoe, Brian is reborn as Ravenskull, undead walker of the Shadow World, cursed by an impossible love. To save himself and the woman he loves, he must embark on a perilous journey to the East, facing all manners of monsters, black magic and evil assassins!.