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Between the living and the dead is the Order of the Deacons, protectors of the Empire, guardians against possession, sentinels enlisted to ward off the malevolent haunting of the geists... Among the most powerful of the Order is Sorcha, now thrust into partnership with the novice Deacon, Merrick Chambers. They have been dispatched to the isolated village of Ulrich to aide the Priory with a surge of violent geist activity. With them is Raed Rossin, Pretender to the throne that Sorcha is sworn to protect, and bearer of a terrible curse. But what greets them in the strange settlement is something far more predatory and more horrifying than any mere haunting. And as she uncovers a tradition of twisted rituals passed down through the dark reaches of history, Sorcha will be forced to reconsider everything she thinks she knows. And if she makes it out of Ulrich alive, what in Hell is she returning to?
Author
Born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand, Philippa is a writer and podcaster of fantasy fiction. Immersed in books from an early age, she moved onto to become a librarian. She'd been dreaming of being a writer since a teenager, but in the last ten years she's devoted herself to it. She's the author of the Books of the Order series from Ace Books. Geist, Spectyr, Wrayth (2012) and Harbinger (2013). Also, with Pyr books the Shifted World series, Hunter and Fox (2012) and Born and Made (2013) Philippa is also the co-author of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series. Phoenix Rising and the Janus Affair (2012) Philippa currently resides in Manassas, Virginia with her husband and co-writer Tee Morris, their daughter and a clowder of five cats who keep them all in line. Awards 2011 Goodreads Short Listed for Best Science Fiction 2011 Airship Award winner for best written work (with Tee Morris) 2011 Sir Julius Vogel Award nominee for Best Novel- Adult 2010 Parsec Award finalist for Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast 2010 Sir Julius Vogel Award finalist for Best fan production 2009 Parsec Award finalist for Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast 2009 Sir Julius Vogel Award winner for Best fan production 2009 Sir Julius Vogel Award nominee for Best Novel- Adult 2007 Parsec Award finalist for Best Writing Podcast 2006 Sir Julius Vogel Award nominee for Best Novel
