At the end of her bestselling trilogy, C.S. Friedman challenged readers to imagine what a world would be like if sorcery required the ultimate sacrifice-that of life itself. Now, in, she introduces us to a terrifying wor...At the end of her bestselling trilogy, C.S. Friedman challenged readers to imagine what a world would be like if sorcery required the ultimate sacrifice-that of life itself. Now, in, she introduces us to a terrifying world in which the cost of magic is just that.