The Throne Without Embers

Snow falls on Spirit Mountain. A transformation spanning a thousand years has arrived… Talented young prodigies rise together: the Spirit Clan's Saint Child, the Netherworld's young lord, the heir of the Desolate Tyrant… and the twin stars who rose from the slave tribes. Who will ultimately tread upon countless bones and ascend the one and only Ashless Throne? The Selection of the Gods, held once every five years, is the slaves' only chance to escape their beastlike fate. But the truth is that the spirit-rooted children chosen are merely living sacrifices, used to smear blood on the sacrificial bell. The altar is open. The hunt is about to begin. When the century-old bloody deception is exposed, the two spirit-rooted boys find a path before them even crueler than becoming sacrifices… Warning: This book is cold-blooded and dark! The virtuous die in ditches; the ruthless rise upon mountains of corpses. A true throne has room only for ruthlessness and slaughter.