On the brink of destruction, Aerthos awaits the prophecy with hope that the elusive corpse can be found. All eyes turn to Captain Sjora Kahn'dyr, who must travel to the capitol of the Steel Cities, the home of her enemies, where she must steal the body out from under the watchful gaze of the Baron's armies and return it to her people. But will this rescue of the Is'aad Morquith bring about the end of Aerthos or could a dead man save them all? Book one of Tales of the Dead Man, the new trilogy from Ren Cummins, author of The Chronicles of Aesirium and co-author of Into the Dust.