From the Teeth of the Empire into the Arms of the Heretics.Cob may have escaped slavery, but he is still bound to the Guardian spirit. Freedom requires the same necromancy that trapped it inside of him - and the aid of cultists and skinchangers who had previously been his enemies. With the Empire on the hunt for him, he has no choice but to trust in these new comrades, even as treacherous old ones continue to dog his steps.In his wake, conflict spreads to Captain Sarovy and Geraad Iskaen, each with their own piece of the Imperial puzzle. Old illusions will fail, secrets rise to the light - but even the truth may be a trap. I am a voracious reader of fantasy, horror, science nonfiction, graphic novels, and manga -- all of which have made a mark on my writing. The War of Memory Cycle is the product of a lifetime of worldbuilding. Conflict brews in a land torn between the expansionist Risen Phoenix Empire and the so-called Dark cults that would resist it. For those who have long sought to end the existence and influence of the spirits, a reckoning approaches -- for these spirits and their people, though downtrodden, have tricks yet to pull. When a young slave-soldier of the Empire becomes an unwilling vessel for one such spirit, chaos ensues as all sides scramble for control of him and his strange passenger. Skinchangers, necromancers, soldiers, wraiths, and even gods will be drawn into the struggle, which threatens to shatter the Imperial lands irrevocably.
