The hotly anticipated sequel to the instant New York Times bestselling YA fantasy about Tarisai's quest to change her fate For the first time; an Empress Redemptor sits on Aritsar's throne. To appease the sinister spirits of the dead; Tarisai must now anoint a council of her own; coming into her full power as a Raybearer. She must then descend into the Underworld; a sacrifice to end all future atrocities. Tarisai is determined to survive. Or at least; that's what she tells her increasingly distant circle of friends. Months into her shaky reign as empress; child spirits haunt her; demanding that she pay for past sins of the empire. With the lives of her loved ones on the line; assassination attempts from unknown quarters; and a handsome new stranger she can't quite trust . . . Tarisai fears the pressure may consume her. But in this finale to the Raybearer duology; Tarisai must learn whether to die for justice . . . or to live for it.