False Repose

In The Ossuary, the elite don't die. They just wait.

Lark is a Conservationist, a glorified beautician for the dead. In the silent, subterranean mansions of the aristocracy, her job is to maintain the illusion of life: massaging rigid limbs, applying pigment to cold skin, and injecting the "Gold Serum" that keeps the wealthy in eternal, chemical suspension. She is lonely, quiet, and finds comfort in the silence of her clients.

Bram is the masterpiece of the High Sector. A war hero preserved i...