Death is only the beginning.
Queen Rianne was always fated to die. Born to be ritually sacrificed, her time has come. The only queen that matters to her people is a dead one. With a thousand murdered ancestors whispering in her head, she won't go easily, and she won't be forgotten.
Warbringer Rhydian rushes to save her even as his own curse threatens to consume him. One death at his hands and he'll lose his mind entirely-and monster-slayer immortal elf Nesryn won't hesitate to uphold her oath to cut him down when he succumbs.
Across the continent, High Seer Aurienne and Theo vie to prevent their country from tearing itself apart from the inside. Their own terrible deeds and the vampires they freed are all that keeps the invading forces at bay. A thousand threads of fate must come together, or they will all fall to a prophecy foretelling inescapable destruction.