Aryei is a young woman betrayed by her family, her community, and the mysterious outside world. After forging a pact with a strange, beastly god, she sets off on a quest for vengeance that places her in the midst of political upheaval. Khitan is a high-status member of a half-organic species, dead-set on climbing the ladder of his people- no matter the cost. Ried is a bootlegger in the last city of Man, and must escape a dire fate.  Their tales will weave and connect, and the future of a charred world lies at their feet.