NATIONAL BESTSELLER âą The jaw-dropping conclusion to the acclaimed Founders Trilogy, from the Hugoânominated author of Foundryside and Shorefall
âItâs so rare to love every single book in a trilogy, to admire the aim, precision, and storytelling stamina this much.ââThe New York Times Book Review
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, The Quill to Live
Sancia, Clef, and Berenice have gone up against long odds in the past. But the war theyâre fighting now is one even they canât win.
This time, theyâre not facing robber-baron elites or even an immortal hierophant, but an entity whose intelligence is spread over half the globeâone that uses the magic of scriving to control not just objects but human minds.
To fight it, theyâve used scriving technology to transform themselves and their allies into an armyâa societyâunlike anything humanity has seen before. With its strength at their backs, theyâve freed a handful of their enemyâs hosts from servitude, and even defeated some of its fearsome, reality-altering dreadnoughts.
Yet despite their efforts, their enemy marches on. Implacable. Unstoppable.
Now, as their opponent closes in on its true prizeâan ancient doorway, long buried, that leads to the chambers at the center of creation itselfâSancia and her friends glimpse a last opportunity to stop this unbeatable foe. To do so, theyâll have to unlock the centuries-old mystery of scrivingâs origins, embark on a desperate mission into the heart of their enemyâs power, and pull off the most daring heist theyâve ever attempted.
But their adversary might have a spy in their ranksâand a last trick up its sleeve.
And to have a chance at victory, Sancia, Clef, and Berenice will have to make a sacrifice beyond anything thatâs come before.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER âą The jaw-dropping conclusion to the acclaimed Founders Trilogy, from the Hugoânominated author of Foundryside and Shorefall
âItâs so rare to love every single book in a trilogy, to admire the aim, precision, and storytelling stamina this much.ââThe New York Times Book Review
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, The Quill to Live
Sancia, Clef, and Berenice have gone up against long odds in the past. But the war theyâre fighting now is one even they canât win.
This time, theyâre not facing robber-baron elites or even an immortal hierophant, but an entity whose intelligence is spread over half the globeâone that uses the magic of scriving to control not just objects but human minds.
To fight it, theyâve used scriving technology to transform themselves and their allies into an armyâa societyâunlike anything humanity has seen before. With its strength at their backs, theyâve freed a handful of their enemyâs hosts from servitude, and even defeated some of its fearsome, reality-altering dreadnoughts.
Yet despite their efforts, their enemy marches on. Implacable. Unstoppable.
Now, as their opponent closes in on its true prizeâan ancient doorway, long buried, that leads to the chambers at the center of creation itselfâSancia and her friends glimpse a last opportunity to stop this unbeatable foe. To do so, theyâll have to unlock the centuries-old mystery of scrivingâs origins, embark on a desperate mission into the heart of their enemyâs power, and pull off the most daring heist theyâve ever attempted.
But their adversary might have a spy in their ranksâand a last trick up its sleeve.
And to have a chance at victory, Sancia, Clef, and Berenice will have to make a sacrifice beyond anything thatâs come before.