The launch of a towering new fantasy series introduces an elaborate new world, a strange & dark system of magic, & a cast of compelling characters & monsters. Young Talen lives in a world where the days of a person's life can be harvested, bought, & stolen. Only the great Divines, who rule every land, & the human soul-eaters, dark ones who steal from man & beast & become twisted by their polluted draws, know the secrets of this power. This land's Divine has gone missing & soul-eaters are found among Talen's people. The Clans muster a massive hunt, & Talen finds himself a target. Thinking his struggle is against both soul-eaters & their hunters, Talen actually has far larger problems. A being of awesome power has arisen, one whose diet consists of the days of man. Her Mothers once ranched human subjects like cattle. She has emerged to take back what is rightfully hers. Trapped in a web of lies & ancient secrets, Talen must struggle to identify his true enemy before the Mother finds the one whom she will transform into the lord of the human harvest.
