Akaran's story continues in the sequel to Snowflakes in Summer!The hounds are dead, and Toniki's fate still hangs in the balance - Daringol is still out there, and Makolichi is assuredly not dead. Usaic's secrets are ripe for the unraveling, and time is quickly running out to discover the nature of the Coldstone.New allies are entering the fray - Paladin-Commander Steelhom, Commander Xandros, Battlemage Evalia, and Priestess Deboria. Their combined efforts might be enough to stem the tide.Might.But with new allies come new enemies ¿ and the man tasked with ending the haunting is nowhere to be found. While Akaran fights for his life, others will fight for his soul.Because if he dies, they're all just Dead Men Walking.