"...another full-swing-warhammer-to-the-chest of Fletcher’s wild imagination." —Grimdark Magazine "...a wildly imaginative, morbidly captivating, and slightly unhinged gut-punch of a story; this is fantasy like you have never read before." —Before We Go Blog "Fletcher continues to create amazing worlds one after the other, and let me tell you this: this one is an absolute page turner." —FanFiAddict "A solid ten out of ten!" —The Nerd Book Review The gods have abandoned their creation, fled to the city beyond the clouds. Banished from the heavens, the Betrayer rules the hellish storm beneath the world. Before the gods left this world, they cursed its people. The magical abilities the inhabitants once enjoyed became twisted and dangerously addictive. Now, to discover one’s talent is a curse. These corrupt souls are doomed to use their skills, improving and growing in strength, until they can no longer resist its lure. Starvation and death are the fate of every Corrupt. When war with a neighbouring island becomes inevitable, four young Corrupt are sent to a hidden school to hone their dangerous talents. They are to be trained and used as weapons before the curse claims them. United in purpose, divided by caste, only they can save their home.