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...