The final struggle between the last free empire in America against the tyrannical forces of evil is about to be waged. In the middle of the chaos, a mercenary team dedicated to the destruction of the Dark Order struggles to return to the fringes of frontier America with the most powerful weapon of all. The road home will not be easy and is fraught with peril. If the mercenary team cannot return with the ultimate weapon of the ancients, the entire American continent is doomed. Heroes of the Rising Moon is the fifth installment in the Darken Realm Series of books and is the sequel to The Devil's Utopia, Ruins of America, Iron Messiah, and Prophet of Sorrow.