A gritty, grimdark fantasy adventure starring a rogueish spy, magical poetry, political intrigue, and shocking body horror.Mordrek Willets loves women, mules, and murder – not necessarily in that order. Plucked from Sina's rough streets and forced to serve as a spy for the queen, he's built a reputation as a pragmatic mercenary who will stop at nothing to achieve his objectives.Still bloody from another difficult assignment, Mordrek is sent to somewhere he never imagined he'd see: Breme, a hermit country huddled behind a mountain range supposedly built by poetry magic. His objective is to learn everything he can about this incredible skill, which has protected the Bremish from their technologically advanced neighbors for centuries.Yet Mordrek has one fatal flaw. He gets infatuated far too easily. And far too hard.Unfortunately for him, he'll be surrounded by High Poets: the powerful, all-female coven that can bend the world through their words.As he gathers enemy intelligence and subtly interrogates the High Poets, Mordrek finds himself hopelessly entangled with one in particular: Juliska Sygnus, an intelligent young healer. They dance around one another, Mordrek struggling not to reveal his mission – or break Juliska's heart.What he learns, both about Breme and about himself, takes almost everything from him. His pride. His loyalty. His love.The fourth main book in the Eirenic Verses finally takes the reader across the mountains to Sina, offering a greater understanding of this long-standing conflict. Powerful prose, doomed love, and delicate poetry intertwine to create a unique fantasy spy thriller that will stay with readers long after the final line.
