The Daylight War

Every night, demons called corelings rise from the Core to hunt humanity. An old prophecy promises a Deliverer who will unite people against them, and two men now claim that role.

Arlen Bales, the Warded Man, wants no part of the prophecy. His attempts to stay out of sight only deepen the belief that he is the hero. Ahmann Jardir has conquered the northern lands in the name of Krasia and insists the title belongs to him.

The story widens beyond the two rivals. One thread gives the backstory of Inevera, Jardir's First Wife, a priestess who reads the future in bone dice. Renna Tanner struggles with the pull of demon magic, while Leesha Paper and Rojer work to keep the free peoples of the north together.

This is the third book in the Demon Cycle, after The Warded Man and The Desert Spear, and The Skull Throne follows it. It is adult epic fantasy with a dark tone and a large, shifting set of viewpoint characters. The corelings grow bolder, and the sharper threat may be that people cannot settle on a single leader to follow.