The Shadow remembers what it was to be free. It longs for that feeling once more. At the behest of King John, the freshly dubbed Heroes of Thered's Field have travelled to the Estmirian capital, Evonium. From the very moment they entered that ancient city, they knew. Something was wrong. Very wrong. A foul taste on the wind. An ill feeling that cannot be explained. The unease of never feeling truly alone. Small things. Perhaps. But they know first-hand what horrors have birthed these sensations. The Shadow. Aside from what the King had told them, of murderous plots and assassins with black flame for eyes, they know nothing of the puppeteer that lurks in darkness. That is whom they must find. That is whom they must slay. The fate of Térrtha depends on it. The Shadow must be stopped. Shades of the Past is the second book in an epic fantasy series dripping with darkness, yet full of heart.