Epic fantasy followup to HALL OF SMOKE, robiac zničené empires, tajné kulty a godlike powers to be claimed, pre readers Margaret Owen, Brian Staveley, VE Schwab a Melissa Caruso Po vysokých vojnach medzi Egy, Hessa - has brokered a fragile peace. Pomocou veľkého sacrifice, ktorý bol forged aliancie medzi warring tribes a vytvoril jej ľudí do true god. Ale nový threat je rastúci cez súthern border. V remnants of once-great Arpa Empire, tri fakty sú vychádzajúce pre imperiálny trón, a vast dobre zrelý magický výkon len dostupný k Arpe Emperor. Already beating back former Arpa legionárie na jej borders, Hessa knows she cannot rokov this chance slip by. She must intervene, for the safety of hier people. With the peace she has sacrificed so much for at stake, Hessa must venture do srdca enemy territory, kde warring Arpa faktory not the only danger she must face. A sinister nový cult je na rise, jeden s mocou na tvoju život z tej touches. With enemies on every side and her fragile alliance beginning to waver, Hessa must decide who to trust - no matter what it may cost her...