The Chasing Graves

Caltro Basalt is a skilled thief with few scruples, and he dies on his first night in Araxes. Known as the City of Countless Souls, Araxes is the glittering jewel of the Arctian Empire, where the path to ruling is simple: own more ghosts than anyone else. Here the dead never find rest. They are kept on as servants for the wealthy.

Caltro tries to survive and to win back his freedom, while the city's powerful jockey for the emperor's throne. A soulstealer hungers for fame and has the backing of an ancient cult. A princess schemes to topple the emperor inside his armoured Sanctuary. A determined killer drags a corpse across the desert, refusing to be stopped from reaching Araxes. Dead gods speak through the bodies they once inhabited.

This dark fantasy opens a trilogy built on twists, sardonic humour and death magic, drawing on Egyptian mythology for its setting.