Book description
Death is no stranger in the city of Erisín, but some deaths attract
more attention than others. When a prostitute dies carrying a royal
signet, Isyllt Iskaldur, necromancer and agent of the Crown, is called
to investigate. Her search leads to desecrated tombs below the palace,
and the lightless vaults of the vampiric vrykoloi deep beneath the city.
But worse things than vampires are plotting in Erisín - a long-dead
sorceress is making a bid not only for renewed life but for the throne
as well, and Isyllt's former lover is caught in her schemes. Soon Isyllt
is torn between the living and the dead, between the man she still
loves, and the royal family she's sworn to defend. As a sorcerous plague
sweeps the city and demons stalk the streets, Isyllt must decide who
she's prepared to betray, before the city built on bones falls into
blood and fire.
