Opis treści
Harrowgark Nonadjesimus was chosen by the Emperor to fight a war that cannot be won. Facing a rival she cannot stand, Harrow must hone her skills to perfection. Yet the health of the Ninth Houses last necromancer is failing, her sword makes her sick, and her own mind threatens to betray her. Nothing is as it seems in the Emperors halls. Left in the dark with unfriendly mentors, haunted by the mad ghost of a slain planet, Harrowgark must find answers to two unwelcome questions: Is someone trying to kill her? And if sowould the universe be better off for it?
