“That day, he dreamt of blood. An ichor which threatened to swallow the world.” As the government strangles magic across the Empire, the dead rise, ravenous and wild. At the center of this simmering conflict are two: one a priest, one a terrorist. Haunting visions and horrifying forces torment Father Latimer and challenge his convictions after a dark power sweeps through his village, leaving hovels and streets empty, save the undead. Meanwhile, Athenne joins a radical faction led by a powerful renegade wielding illegal magic, aimed at toppling the mightiest institution in the world, the Church. Embark on a journey in the land of the Lost. As fates converge, who will prevail?

The dead rise. Traitors plot. Two women defy wicked forces. In a city overrun by the ravenous undead, Karis, a troubled investigator, endures a terrifying struggle for survival. Hundreds of miles north, Sister Amun faces a grand conspiracy that plunges the capital into chaos. To expose the truth behind the undead plague, Karis must contend with sinister and strange entities. Meanwhile, Amun navigates political turmoil, dark magic, and betrayal that threatens to destroy everything she knows. Literary Titan Gold Book Award Winner.