Emma and her friends have survived the Necromancers sent to kill them. They’ve gone to ground in a cottage north of the city, but they will not be safe for long. There are no barriers that can keep the dead out, and the dead obey their Queen. It’s only a matter of time before they’re found.

Nathan has been blessed by the Queen of the Dead. She has granted him a physical body. The Queen calls this resurrection. Nathan calls it Hell. The living think he’s alive. He’s not. He’s trapped in the citadel that the Queen calls home.

Emma wants to free him. To do that, she has to survive long enough to reach the City of the Dead and face its ancient Queen. But the city is the heart of the Queen’s stronghold—and her power. Emma can’t do it alone.

But even with hunters and her own dead at her side, Emma will have to summon all of her strength to win the fight against a woman who has lived so long, and grown so powerful, she’s almost a god.