Publisher's Synopsis
The tsentr, Amias Teagan, has performed three of the seven sacrifices in his quest to open the First Gate of the Abyss, the Gate to Abaddon, to the Material Realm. In return he has gained the power of the three Vices he sacrificed to - Gluttony, Lust, and Sloth. As a result, three of the Seven Signs have come to pass bringing mass death and great suffering to the world. Having lost his army, he now seeks new slaves to his will to complete his quest. Riya and Scorpio have lost friends, loved ones, and now the bond between them. The Material Realm is breaking and new allies find themselves drawn into the schemes of others, inextricably entwined with the fates of those seeking to save the world and the man seeking to destroy it. Neala, the young star-blessed tsentr, races to master her powers and the art of navigating the treacherous waters of Tien society even as a new enemy shows her face. A Yoake Junin priestess, driven by guilt, seeks redemption and a Paanthan monk, haunted by the seeds of the world's corrosion, seeks vengeance.
