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The endgame has begun.The battle for the emperor's throne grows ever fiercer. Araxes cowers behind locked doors as the clash of the downtrodden and the powerful bring the great game of Araxes to its chaotic conclusion.With the soulblade at his hip and magic in his soul, Caltro's freedom is almost within his grasp. But as Temsa's reign of murder collides with Widow Horix's plans, Caltro's fate becomes all the more entwined with the needs of dead gods, vengeful royals, and the Cult.While the Core Districts descend into mayhem, debts left unpaid in the desert haunt Nilith's long-awaited arrival in the city. A new foe is hunting her through the streets: an enemy with enough power to rival even that of the Cloudpiercer. Yet all their struggles pale in comparison to the dark omen that is spreading through the empire, lurking beneath their feet: The River Nyx is drying up.

"Exceptional writing and great characters."- Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the WyldMeet Caltro Basalt. He's a master thief, a selfish wastrel, and as of his first night in the colossal city of Araxes, stone cold dead.They call it the City of Countless Souls, the jewel of the Arctian Empire, and all it takes to be its ruler is to own more ghosts than any other. For in Araxes, the dead do not rest in peace in the afterlife, but live on as slaves for the rich.While Caltro struggles to survive and tries to reclaim his freedom, those around him strive for the emperor's throne in Araxes' cutthroat game of power.The dead gods whisper from corpses about a dark prophecy. A soulstealer seeks to make a name for himself with the help of an ancient cult. A princess plots to purge the emperor from his armoured Sanctuary. And a murderer drags her dead husband across the wyrm-infested deserts, set on reaching Araxes no matter the cost.One thing is certain in the City of Countless Souls: death is only the beginning.

"A unique and haunting twist on the afterlife. Absolutely brilliant."- Michael R. Fletcher, author of the Obsidian Path & Manifest DelusionsThe board is set. The players chosen. Who will win the great game of Araxes?Stolen from the widow's clutches, master thief and ghost Caltro Basalt must learn new ways to survive the cutthroat society of the Arctian Empire. His one hope for freedom and justice? A gift from the dead gods, who continue to beg for a saviour.Breaking a soul takes time, and Caltro's spirit is far from broken. Many try to weave him into their plots, but he is set on salvation through no means but his own.As Caltro finds himself ever ensnared in Araxes' cruel games, Nilith fights to survive the Dune Plains in her quest for redemption, Sisine continues her game of claiming ruler, and Temsa works toward his reign of chaos, one noble at a time.The Arctian Empire dangles by a thread.