Erisa Stavrou, hunter of hunters, stalks her final prey into the sprawling city of Valai. She brings nothing but her shirt, her sandals, and her unbreakable blade. She is the only one who can end the cycle of one dead, every night, forever. She is the last hope to break The Circle Macabre. The Circle Macabre is one of four stories also contained in the novella, The Hecatomb. It is preceded by Old Man of Tessera, Let the Bodies, and The Skeleton Sculptor. These stories can be read in any order. It's up to readers to decide which happens first. ...and which happens last.