The Gramarye – a mysterious and powerful artefact – has been stolen by a demonic being and bestowed upon a small group of oppressed mages in Vermor. With it, they have a chance to open a gateway to the Otherside – a world of limitless untamed magic.

Defeated and broken, Killian O’Shea must pick himself up and try to fix the wrongs he’s set in motion. Once again, he teams up with Captain Lily Rothbone, and despite the confused tangle of feelings they have for each other, they sail across the sea in search of answers. Killian and Lily, along with a handful of her crew, traverse the unfamiliar and beautiful land of Freischen, where they discover the key to stopping the demon lies in a forbidden ritual.

Killian must contend with the bizarre power that’s growing inside him and using his very life force to fuel itself, and he’ll have to risk his sanity and life if he’s to stand a chance of smothering the nefarious magic of the Gramarye.

Lily will face an ethereal spirit from her childhood as she decides which aspects of her being are worth giving up, what it means to be a pirate captain, and whether someone with her broken past is capable of loving.

In Vermor, Sasha, a lone travelling trickster, is persuaded to join the group of mages. She’s drawn in by the prospect of the infinite power that will be hers once the Gramarye has consumed enough souls.

As the Gramarye grows in power, gateways will collapse, and souls will be lost. All that stands against it are a dejected thief, a doubting pirate queen and a ragtag crew of swashbucklers.

Cover illustration by Thea Magerand