If you can’t trust your memories, what can you trust? Aris Ravenscroft is sworn to protect the Emperor, a hero beloved by all, until foreign memories invade his mind and nearly get him killed during an assassination attempt. Kestrel, a street-smart orphan, finds his own head filled with memories that aren’t his, and they say his world is nothing like it seems. Together the two must make sense of the alien memories and uncover the Emperor’s true colors while dodging the mysterious Inquisitors, crooked politicians, and a host of other dangers. It’s an epic fantasy of intrigue and conspiracy in a world where the greatest villain might be the biggest hero.

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