Description
Discover a dark fantasy filled with intrigue and profound choices in this gripping new novel featuring Charm, a lone witch trapped in a world of necromancy and deceit. As the last of her line, she tends to the eerie bone trees of Orchard House while nurturing her extraordinary children, each embodying complex emotions like Shame, Justice, Desire, Pride, and Pain. This tale intertwines the rich lore of necromantic arts with the harsh realities of Charm's existence as both a prisoner and a survivor. Set in the treacherous landscape of Borenguard, where the powerful seek solace in her presence, Charm's life takes a turn when she receives an urgent summons from the dying Emperor. Tasked to uncover which of his treacherous sons is responsible for his murder, Charm must navigate her own desires for revenge and the specters of her past. Will she uphold the Emperor's legacy or carve out her own path to freedom at the cost of her haunted soul? With its enchanting storytelling and rich character development, this novel offers a thrilling journey into themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the struggle for self-determination. Grab your copy today and delve into a world full of magic, mystery, and moral complexities. **Condition: BRAND NEW | ISBN: 9781250776969 | Year: 2023 | Publisher: Tor Books**. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781250776969
Year: 2023
Publisher: Tor Books
Description:
Charm is a witch, and she is alone. The last of a line of conquered necromantic workers, now confined within the yard of regrown bone trees at Orchard House, and the secrets of their marrow.
Charm is a prisoner, and a survivor. Charm tends the trees and their clattering fruit for the sake of her children, painstakingly grown and regrown with its fruit: Shame, Justice, Desire, Pride, and Pain.
Charm is a whore, and a madam. The wealthy and powerful of Borenguard come to her house to buy time with the girls who aren't real.
Except on Tuesdays, which is when the Emperor himself lays claim to his mistress, Charm herself.
But now — Charm is also the only person who can keep an empire together, as the Emperor summons her to his deathbed, and charges her with choosing which of his awful, faithless sons will carry on the empire — by discovering which one is responsible for his own murder.
If she does this last thing, she will finally have what has been denied her since the fall of Inshil — her freedom. But if she does, she will also be betraying the ghosts past and present that live on within her heart.
Charm must choose. Her dead Emperor’s will or the whispers of her own ghosts. Justice for the empire or her own revenge.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781250776969
Year: 2023
Publisher: Tor Books
Description:
Charm is a witch, and she is alone. The last of a line of conquered necromantic workers, now confined within the yard of regrown bone trees at Orchard House, and the secrets of their marrow.
Charm is a prisoner, and a survivor. Charm tends the trees and their clattering fruit for the sake of her children, painstakingly grown and regrown with its fruit: Shame, Justice, Desire, Pride, and Pain.
Charm is a whore, and a madam. The wealthy and powerful of Borenguard come to her house to buy time with the girls who aren't real.
Except on Tuesdays, which is when the Emperor himself lays claim to his mistress, Charm herself.
But now — Charm is also the only person who can keep an empire together, as the Emperor summons her to his deathbed, and charges her with choosing which of his awful, faithless sons will carry on the empire — by discovering which one is responsible for his own murder.
If she does this last thing, she will finally have what has been denied her since the fall of Inshil — her freedom. But if she does, she will also be betraying the ghosts past and present that live on within her heart.
Charm must choose. Her dead Emperor’s will or the whispers of her own ghosts. Justice for the empire or her own revenge.