The Name of All Things

Kihrin D'Mon is a wanted man. Since he destroyed the Stone of Shackles and set demons loose across Quur, the whole empire has been hunting him. His flight brings him across the path of Janel Theranon, a Joratese woman who says she knows him and who needs his help.

Her plea draws Kihrin toward a secret rebellion, a dragon able to level a city, and his old enemy, the wizard Relos Var. Janel believes Relos Var holds the Cornerstone known as the Name of All Things, one of the most powerful artifacts in the world, and that what he wants most is Kihrin himself.

This is the second book of A Chorus of Dragons and picks up soon after The Ruin of Kings, so it reads best after that novel. Much of the story is told through other viewpoints, including Janel and her friend Brother Qown, and runs alongside the events of the first book.