A decades-long war is raging with the Coalition, and Maderlav is on the cusp of defeat. Seeding once-prosperous lands with the shadows, the Coalition is determined to rip magic from every last living being in the name of moral superiority.

When the infamous Coalition leader, the Dragone, is rumored dead and venerated as martyr, it seems a Coalition victory is almost certain.

The only problem is Rose, the daughter of the Dragone.

With a longing for the love she lost, a slew of false names—nearly a thousand of them, to be precise—and a soul-taking darkness borne from her time steeped in the shadows of her home, Rose sets out to avenge her father’s death. With gods and shadows and souls and gardens—and betrayal after betrayal—Rose will have to decide whether coming face-to-face with the person who killed her father was really worth the high price of justice.