Claude Redrain died a soldier's death-or so the history books say. In reality, he was betrayed by the very crown he bled for, branded a heretic, and executed in the deepest bowels of the King's Prison with a silver spike through his heart.
But death didn't stick.
Awakening in the lawless, ash-choked borderlands of No Man's Land, Claude discovers he is the unwilling cage for Magna-the primordial, copper-hued flame of a forgotten vampire god. To the pristine Human Empire, he is an abomination that must be erased. To the Covenant Legions-vampires who traded their pride to become human lapdogs-he is a threat to their fragile peace.
Caught in the crossfire is Seraphine Vaal, the fierce, scarred commander of the Fallen rebels. She's looking for a savior to stop a hidden human plot of total eradication. Claude just wants to rip the curse out of his chest.
But as the church unleashes its elite hunters and a legendary soul-killing weapon, Claude realizes he can no longer run from the embers beneath his ribs. The world is built on a mountain of holy lies-and Claude is about to make them all burn.
"You carry a god's fire," she whispered.
"I call it a nuisance," Claude replied, his twin blades igniting with a terrifying, copper light. "But you can call it whatever helps you sleep at night."
If you love dark fantasy, badass anti-heroes with a touch of wit, political intrigue, and slow-burn tension, step into the Ashfields. The lie is over.
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