In the magical kingdom of Incanterra, wizard dynasties have created a utopia by infusing the capital with magic and improved society by outlawing immoral vices. Suppression has fostered criminal guilds catering to the forbidden desires of the people. A collision in the form of a secret war between the wizards and the underground families was inevitable. Until an even greater threat emerged from its hiding... Nalazar Catabaysi - a feared and terrible wizard - has transformed himself into an undead abomination.In a fast, fell swoop, his Necromangian forces besieged the grand capital of Incanterra from within.The soulless undead now control the city and her citizens are at the mercy of a tyrant. The best hope to save the kingdom is a crew of criminals trapped outside of the city's high walls. To save their family, friends, and inevitably all of the free kingdoms, Valos Ironblade, Sway Snowsong, Thade Skystone, and Cinder Fireborne will have to do the impossible.Thankfully, as members of the Shadow Blades, the impossible is their signature... The Shadow Blades: The Chosen Blood is the third book in a fantasy adventure saga of underworld rogues and wizards in a tale of intrigue, crime, vendettas, monsters, and magic!