Though all the signs point towards the Hetawa-innocent dreamers are being murdered by an insensate, renegade Reaper-Ehiru cannot believe that the priesthood itself is corrupt. Sunandi bravely defends herself and reveals that her predecessor and adoptive father passed to her a dreadful secret involving war, murder and, perhaps, Eninket, Prince of the Sunset Throne-who happens to be Ehiru's brother. Shaken, Ehiru finds he can no longer function as a Gatherer and goes into seclusion, watched over by his young apprentice, Nijiri-until Ehiru receives orders to kill Sunandi Jeh Kalawe, the "corrupt" ambassador from neighboring Kisua. When Gatherer Ehiru is ordered to kill Charleron, a corrupt outlander, somehow his flawless technique goes awry Charleron dies in agony but not before hinting that something is gravely amiss in the Hetawa. The Hetawa's elite Gatherers also ease the passage of the dying-and kill those judged corrupt. In the city and state of Gujaareh, the Hetawa temple is dedicated to Hananja, goddess of dreams, and its priests harvest the people's dreams to create dream-magic to heal wounds and cure ailments. New ancient Egypt–flavored fantasy from the New York resident author of The Broken Kingdoms (2010, etc.).
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