On a hotly-contested battlefield a prince whose touch creates life meets a soldier chosen by
death. But can they forge a future together from opposite sides of a great war? This is a
lyrical and character-driven queer fantasy for those who loved She Who Became the Sun The Song
of Achilles and Lucy Holland's Sistersong. Prince Elician is a Giver. With a touch he can heal
any wound and bring the dead back to life. He also can't be killed so is cursed to watch his
country fight an endless war he can do nothing to stop. Reapers can kill with a single touch.
And when one attacks Prince Elician near the battlefield but fails the Reaper expects to
harshly punished. Instead Elician offers him a chance at a new life and a new name on enemy
territory. The Reaper didn't realise he could still find something or someone to make life
worth living - until Elician. And the prince is unaware that his kindness is part of his
enemy's plan until danger engulfs him in turn. As the pieces of a deadly plot come together
featuring abduction treachery and forbidden magic the stakes rise and tensions escalate at
court and on the battlefield. As the fires of conflict burst into new flame who will wield the
powers of life and death? And could love really change a world and stop a war? A powerful and
richly-imagined tale from a bold new voice in fantasy fiction.
