Dreyan is dead. Broken flesh, the soul preternaturally clinging to it. Doomed to carry a weapon that can kill gods, a weapon only the dead can wield, he stays on the move, forgoing attachments, determined never to be anyone's villain-or hero-again.
All that changes, though, when he meets Ana. Dreyan's unexpected affection for Ana will pit him against a cult of undead warrior priests who have come to her village seeking thralls for their dark pilgrimage. Dreyan must choose: cling to his tattered morals, or turn to the darkness within to save the person he cares about most. At the very precipice of the world, an ancient fortress looms, promising answers, clemency, or utter devastation: Rhüanbane.