The long-awaited sequel to the epic fantasy "Sons of Darkness," drawing in the best of the "Mahabharata," "Game of Thrones," "The First Law," and "The Malazan Book of the Fallen"!
When the age of virtue draws to a close, the shadows step out for their final dance.
The Republic of Mathura and the Magadha Empire have locked horns in a deadly struggle, but on this chessboard they are not the only players. In the east, the sky is already darkening with an approaching storm.
For the first time in many centuries, the tree-cities of the rakshasas have opened their gates, summoning the Conclave โ kings and priestesses, matriarchs and trading rulers. But they only need the world as a convenient pause, to reshape what lies ahead for their own ends, without regard for either the Republic or the Empire.
Because it is in the quiet of an armistice that it is easiest to sow the seeds of war again.
And in a world steeped through and through in oil, only three women are capable of becoming the spark that will ignite the flames.