Three souls. Three impossible journeys. One truth that could shatter everything.

In this haunting collection of speculative fiction, memories become weapons, burdens transform their bearers, and the price of truth may be higher than anyone imagined.

BLOOD OF THE GODS: In a post-apocalyptic world where humanity survives by harvesting blood from chained gods, novice extractor Mira accidentally bonds with Aquilos, the God of Still Waters. When she discovers the truth behind their "divine sacrifice," she must choose between preserving her society built on torture or freeing a vengeful god who promises to drown the world anew.

THE BURDEN BEARER: Across endless wastelands, Erek drags a mysterious coffin bound to his flesh by chains and ancient oaths. Hunted by skinwalkers and darker things, he races toward a destination he barely understands, carrying a burden that grows heavier with each revelation. But when the coffin begins to open, Erek discovers that some truths are too vast for any one soul to bear.

LAST LIBRARY OF SMOKE: When Caerndrell's most gifted memory diver flees her floating city with forbidden knowledge, she uncovers a conspiracy that spans sky and surface. As the cloud cities prepare to fall and ancient intelligences stir in the depths, Elysia must dive into the collective memories of three separated branches of humanity - and forge a new future from the fragments of a shattered past.

From the author of The Wages of Cowardice comes a masterwork of philosophical science fiction that asks: What are we willing to sacrifice for truth? And when the foundations of our world are built on lies, is revelation salvation... or devastation?