In the city of Hume, a new god is born from a Feru ritual gone wrong, and the old god, the Judge, has fallen silent.
The newly elected leader of Hume, Kisqan, finds his mind fracturing in terrifying episodes. Plagued by lost time and unsettling visions, his ambition to save his beloved city may be the thing that triggers its collapse.
Misko, a mother seeking justice for her murdered husband, uncovers a conspiracy that stretches to the highest echelons of power-but her own dark past hangs heavy over her head.
The city's religious executioner, Oakokli, has never questioned her faith-until she is left abandoned when she needs divine guidance most. After she executes a criminal in error, she is left searching for what remnants of power remain.
Three lives are bound by a single divine mystery. As the city teeters on the brink of chaos, can they uncover the truth, or will the silence of their god be the city's final demise?
