To thwart a curse, a fake king enters a fake marriage—but his sacrificial death will be all too real.As the king of Sippar, Ahsan is surrounded by unparalleled luxury, fawning attendants, and a gorgeous wife. It's the life he's always dreamed of, except for three small problems.One, the palace oracle foretells of a threat that could leave the king dead and the city in ruins.Two, his marriage to the sharp-tongued priestess Nirah is already in trouble...

Within the city walls, a monster hunt rages. Outside, an army marches.For Ahsan and the beast hiding under his skin, the safest place to hide is behind enemy lines. These days, the trick is knowing where that is. When the Blight Hunt comes to Sippar, it's all he can do to escape scrutiny. Yet when his plans go awry and his deadly secret risks being exposed, he finds he's not the only one harboring dark truths—nor the only one in peril.Nirah has advanced in ...

Hunted from the mountains to the marshes, Ahsan only wants two things before he's killed: a chance to spread the horrifying truth he's learned—and to be with the faithless priestess who's stolen his heart.After fleeing Sippar, Ahsan-Sin and Nirah have lost their freedom, their home, and their status. Now under their enemy's thumb, they travel to await judgement from the Rihut Elders—if the king's pursuing forces don't kill them all first.Reeling from what h...

A wanderer. An outcast. A Queen.Against the customs of the land, Kigal is amongst the few still willing to bury the dead. It is a life that has left her wandering, without friend or home, but she spreads her message of justice for the deceased wherever she can. However, when targeted by those who loathe her, she narrowly escapes execution and tumbles into the Underworld.There Kigal is met with the impossible: the souls of the dead proclaiming her as their g...

It is a lightless world. The sun goddess, Atthar, has long-since been deposed, her light stripped from her by a tyrant and held aloft above his dying city. Eking out a meager existence there is Nasir and his ailing mother, Atthar's former high priestess, who hold secret ceremonies and face routine beatings from the city guards. Nasir prays when his mother asks, but his faith is dead.Until the goddess calls out to him from the dark, very much alive—and ready to strike.A tale...

Hunted from the mountains to the marshes, Ahsan only wants two things before he's killed: a chance to spread the horrifying truth he’s learned—and to be with the faithless priestess who’s stolen his heart.After fleeing Sippar, Ahsan-Sin and Nirah have lost their freedom, their home, and their status. Now under their enemy’s thumb, they travel to await judgement from the Rihut Elders—if the king's pursuing forces don't kill them all first.Reeling from what h...

Within the city walls, a monster hunt rages. Outside, an army marches.For Ahsan and the beast hiding under his skin, the safest place to hide is behind enemy lines. These days, the trick is knowing where that is. When the Blight Hunt comes to Sippar, it’s all he can do to escape scrutiny. Yet when his plans go awry and his deadly secret risks being exposed, he finds he’s not the only one harboring dark truths—nor the only one in peril.Nirah has advanced in ...

Eugene's kidnapper was born in ancient Macedon. With his help, she plans to die in his backyard… unless her past catches up with them first.Nineteen-year-old Eugene sustains himself on routine and anxiety, saving up for college and overmanaging every detail of his predictable life. Things are going smoothly enough—until he's abducted by an immortal woman looking for a way to die. Yanked into Corinna's impossible life, he is warned of two things. First, there are th...

A wanderer. An outcast. A Queen.Against the customs of the land, Kigal is amongst the few still willing to bury the dead. It is a life that has left her wandering, without friend or home, but she spreads her message of justice for the deceased wherever she can. However, when targeted by those who loathe her, she narrowly escapes execution and tumbles into the Underworld. There Kigal is met with the impossible: the souls of the dead proclaiming her as their goddess,...

A wanderer. An outcast. A Queen.Against the customs of the land, Kigal is amongst the few still willing to bury the dead. It is a life that has left her wandering, without friend or home, but she spreads her message of justice for the deceased wherever she can. However, when targeted by those who loathe her, she narrowly escapes execution and tumbles into the Underworld.There Kigal is met with the impossible: the souls of the dead proclaiming her as their g...

A usurper. A sacrifice. A murderer.After ascending to godhood as Queen of the Underworld, Kigal has at last made her kingdom her own—until an equally powerful deity comes to steal the throne. Inanna, Goddess of Warfare and Lust. In her grasp is the one hostage Kigal would do anything to save, even if it means becoming a monster. And a monster she becomes.For her insolence, the goddess's life is rightfully Kigal's to claim, but as the heavens turn on each ot...

A lost soul. An imposter. A killer.As Queen of the Underworld, Kigal's life has at last fallen into place. Her worship has spread, she has the respect of the Heavens, and is married to a god she loves—when she finds evidence of an atrocity.When the culprit is identified as the long-dead Anzu, the Hosts of Heaven balk, saying they slew its kind along with the ancient goddess Tiamat—until Kigal discovers treachery deep within their ranks. As she and the gods discover a conspi...