In the north, the savage barbarian tribes of the Steppes grow bold. Ballista, warrior of Rome, is sent on an impossible mission - to turn the barbarians against each other. He will face the Heruli - the Eaters of Flesh, the Wolves of the North - most terrifying of all the nomad tribes. But as Ballista and his retinue set out, someone hunts them, picking his people off one by one, leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpses.
Ballista, in a strange land, surrounded by strange people, is abou...