A new dark fantasy from the author of the bestselling «The Thorny Magic» by Margaret Rogerson—for fans of Holly Black and Maggie Stiefvater!
The spirits of the dead don’t sleep.
Artemisia learns to be a Grey Sister—a nun who cleans the bodies of the dead so their souls can rest and not rise as predatory, hungry spirits. She’d rather deal with the dead than the living who whisper about her scar-covered hands and her troubled past.
When the monastery is attacked, Artemisia tries to protect it by awakening a powerful spirit. But everything gets out of control, and now he is the only one who can help her save thousands of lives.
As she unravels the ominous secret of dark magic, Artemisia understands: she’ll have to betray everything she believes in…
Unless the spirit betrays her first.