The final volume in K. A. Doore's critically-acclaimed assassin fantasy series, praised by Publishers Weekly as "a hit with fans of Sarah J. Maas and George R.R. Martin" (starred review)Seven years have passed since the Siege — a time when the hungry dead had risen — but the memories still haunt Illi Basbowen. Though she was trained to be an elite assassin, now the Basbowen clan act as Ghadid's militia force protecting the resurrected city against a growing tide of monstrous guul that travel across the dunes. Illi's worst fears are confirmed when General Barca arrives, bearing news that her fledgling nation, Harthage, also faces this mounting danger. In her search for the source of the guul, the general exposes a catastophic secret hidden on the outskirts of Ghadid.To protect her city and the realm, Illi must travel to Harthage and confront her inner demons in order to defeat a greater one — but how much can she sacrifice to...

Second in K. A. Doore's high fantasy adventure series the Chronicles of Ghadid, a determined assassin travels to the heart of the Empire in pursuit of a powerful mark, for fans of Robin Hobb, Sarah J. Maas, and Brent Weeks Thana knows her desert city of Ghadid inside and out from training her entire life to carry on her mother's reputation as master assassin. Opportunity to prove herself arrives when she accepts her first contract on Heru, a threatening foreign diplomat with the ability to bind a person's soul under his control.But it turns out that Thana isn't the only one after Heru, as hordes of the undead attack them both during her first attempt on his life. No one can figure out who sent them, including Mo, the noble-hearted healer who analyzes the undead remains.When Heru returns to the Empire with Mo to report the attack, Thana has no choice but to follow them across the desert to the Empire's capital. The odds against her grow more...