From a dazzling new voice in fantasy comes a mesmerizing tale of
treachery, passion, intrigue, betrayal, and an act of pure vengeance
that threatens to bring down a kingdom.
Seething with
decadent appetites unchecked by law or gods, the court of Antyre is
ruled by the last of a dissolute aristocracy. But now to the kingdom
comes a handsome, enigmatic nobleman, Maledicte, whose perfect manners,
enchanting charisma, and brilliant swordplay entice the most jaded
tastes... and conceal a hunger beyond reckoning.
For
Maledicte is actually a woman named Miranda – a beautiful thief raised in
the city’s vicious slums. And she will do anything – even promise her
soul to Black-Winged Ani, the most merciless of Antyre's exiled gods – to
reclaim Janus, the lover whose passion still haunts her dreams. As her
machinations strike at the heart of Antyre's powerful noble houses,
Miranda must battle not only her own growing bloodlust, but also her
lover's newly kindled and ruthless ambitions. As Ani's force grows
insatiable and out of control, Miranda has no choice but to wield a
weapon that may set her free... or forever doom her and everything
she holds dear.