The Curse of Ruin knows no mercy. The Edgeslicer loses everything—his mind, his memory, and the woman he loved. Tormented, he wanders through the Gibblesteppes and ends up in the clutches of slave traders. Now he is a captive: silent and obedient living goods, ready to fulfill any whim of his owners. But the past bursts in like a crushing whirl of power, returning the meaning of living and fighting…