At eighteen, Richard Phoenix is inducted into the Order of the Crows-a secret brotherhood founded by the Duke of Wellington in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, named for the dark, tattered cloaks of his soldiers. As the Order's newest descendant, Richard must navigate the dangerous waters of his youth. Between mocking his rival schoolmates-the Owls-and navigating a romance that promises heartbreaking consequences, his teenage years seem complicated enough. But a far darker truth looms...