When he was a boy in Onwwe, he'd been taught to respect the dead and honour their memory. Not once had anyone said anything about them still existing somewhere. The peace of the dead is in danger: the Dread King has awoken, and he is building an army with their souls. Naavah Ora—a young elf with the magic to walk amongst the dead—notices the first signs of the corruption, but she has no allies, let alone an army… Until a careless thief, an unwilling sacrifice, and an unlucky trap-maker cross her path. She needs to stop the undead invasion before it consumes both worlds, but it's easier said than done with the quarrelling team of misfits at her back. She will need their help, but can she trust them? Against her better judgement, she slowly starts to care about them… But when the corruption destroys her sister clans and her family, her personal feelings can't matter. Can Naavah Ora find the only weapon that can end the threat before it's too late… or is she chasing a myth?