The acclaimed authors of The Map of Moments and The Secret Journeys
of Jack London join creative forces once more in this epic, standalone
novel--an exciting dark fantasy of gods and mortals, fools and heroes,
saviors and destroyers with a brilliant beam of hope at its core--that
should more than appeal to readers of N.K. Jemisin and Brandon
Sanderson.
In the great kingdom of Quandis, everyone is a slave. Some are slaves to
the gods. Most are slaves to everyone else.
Blessed by the gods with lives of comfort and splendor, the royal elite
routinely perform their duties, yet some chafe at their role. A young
woman of stunning ambition, Princess Phela refuses to allow a few
obstacles--including her mother the queen and her brother, the heir
apparent--stand in the way of claiming ultimate power and glory for
herself.
Far below the royals are the Bajuman. Poor and oppressed, members of
this wretched caste have but two paths out of servitude: the priesthood
. . . or death.
Because magic has been kept at bay in Quandis, royals and Bajuman have
lived together in an uneasy peace for centuries. But Princess Phela's
desire for power will disrupt the realm's order, setting into motion a
series of events that will end with her becoming a goddess in her own
right . . . or ultimately destroying Quandis and all its inhabitants.
