Entities of living energy called Eidolons roam a terrifying expanse of ice known as the Pale. Meanwhile, a human colony takes refuge in the kingdom of Sonne, governed by prestige. This is Eiden, a planet far from Earth and further still in time.
A former detective, Jacques Marchand seeks the status to advocate for those who suffer under the doctrine of the Scales. Scarred and exiled from nobility after an Eidolon's attack, Leto Dumas is driven to extortion in absence of his authority.
When a heretical conspiracy threatens the delicate imbalance of power in Sonne, opportunities arise to climb in station. What decades old mystery will this unlikely duo unearth and can they do so before their own secrets bury them alive?
