Beneath a Mourning Sky

"He was dead—and strangely, I couldn't recall why I should care."

When Clìana Goddan's tutor deems her a master healer, relief washes through her like a flood. Finally, at four-and-twenty, she has the title she needs to escape her grief-stricken life in the Daor highlands and pursue a position at imperial court. But before leaving for Alamada Palace, she receives an unexpected gift: a grimoire filled with the secrets of bloodcraft—an ancient, forbidden magic.

At first, Clìana puts the book fr...