The stunning conclusion to the "masterful" Ruby Throne trilogy from the national bestselling author of Reign of Shadows and Shadow War (Extrapolation) . After nine centuries - and ten lifetimes - the Emperor Kostimon is dead, and darkness sweeps the land. The emperor's young widow, Elandra, has fled the shadows of war with her champion, the warrior Caelan - the man she has grown to love. But is the emperor truly dead? Or can the power of the shadow god bring him back? Elandra must make a fateful decision - to fulfill her destiny on the throne, or to follow her heart. And the warrior Caelan must stand and fight - for his life, for his love, and for the entire kingdom. "Chester is a world class fantasist." - The Best Reviews