From debut author Deborah A. Wolf comes an epic fantasy in the tradition of Guy Gavriel Kay and Jacqueline Carey. The last Aturan King is dying. Control of his weakening power is a lure and the Emperor stirs in his Forbidden City. A warrior will become Queen, and a Queen will become a monster. “A world of large-scale epic fantasy ... This is a rare find and not to be missed.” New York Times best-selling author Barb Hendee. Original.