In order to save her twin brother from persecution, a half-elf oracle strikes a deal with an elven outlaw and becomes a weapon in a fight against the kingdom's most beloved immortal hero—a Godking harboring a secret dark past and even darker magic.

• Adult fantasy

• Aspec and gay romance

• Villains that may have a point

• Heroes doomed by the narrative but determined to change that

• An omniscient-but-unreliable narrator