Once, there was a queen who could not forfeit the crown.
Once, there was a god who wanted to forge his own path.
Once, there was a brother who felt only in his twin's shadow.
Once, there was a girl who did not realize the bloody cost that love could bring.
Once, trouble was afoot.
The land of Auriala is in turmoil. Its queen, Rue IX, is stuck in a role she does not want to play— a role her associates will happily steal from under her feet. When her key advisors, the Hallowed Brothers, declare war in an attempt to create their own country, everyone in the world is thrust into a chess board so wide and complicated that even the major players find themselves embroiled in a beast they weren't prepared to subjugate. Who will win? Who will survive? And what will happen to the world at large, when angry gods and angrier women prepare to fight?
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