A mother’s grief is the sharpest blade. Yesterday, Bella’s daughter slipped away in a temple bed, claimed by age while her immortal mother fought endless wars. Now the empire that stole her family’s time is crumbling and Bella has become something far worse than its enemy. She wields forbidden blood-magic that devours her memories and produces mayhemShe must lead an army of the broken and the damned. And she will burn every kingdom that stands between her and the beast that threatens her child's eternal soul. This is not a tale of heroes.This is the story of a woman who traded her humanity for vengeance… and discovered vengeance has teeth of its own. Dark epic fantasy for readers of The Poppy War, The First Law, and Between Two Fires.