Gwendolyn and Juliet find themselves with dangerous new allies as they reel from the aftershocks of the palace battle in the third and final installment of the award winning Corpus Chronicles. With the throne now hers, Gwendolyn begins her transformation of the Empire into The United Republic of Corpus, but amidst the wave of change, she finds herself unsure of who to trust. After a month in hiding spent licking their wounds, Juliet and Skyren set off travelling in search of a way to survive the Fracture's rule. Rem, Jetta, and Nyx watch as power corrodes Gwendolyn. Despite the renewed discord around them, they know one thing for certain: Gwendolyn's path of terror and bloodshed will not end until she finds Juliet.