Raul has vowed never to go back to being a slave again. Relentlessly pursued by the Vamogarsthe marauders that terrorize the landhe is chased to the far edge of the known world. There, along the ocean's shore, he finds a city like he's never seen before, untouched by the barbarian hordes.
Everywhere within the city's walls are astonishing works of artmysterious, *enchanting art*and citizens strangely obsessed with creating it. Citizens who are driven by a malevolent ghost to imitate the works of the city's long-departed Immortal masters.
Why had this shining city not fallen to the Vamogars? Could it be a haven for Raul? Or a trap? Could he find a way to use this place to escape his captors?