Five years ago, the four Councillors of the Ember Empire declared House Solen traitors and had them burned. Mira Solen was sixteen, hidden under a cart, watching. Now she's twenty-two, trained, and standing in the Imperial Court under a dead woman's name. The Councillors who destroyed her family are within reach. So is the truth about why — and Mira isn't sure she wants it.
18 chapters available
Chapters
1Chapter 1: The Arrival2Chapter 2: Night Architecture3Chapter 3: The Hall of Records4Chapter 4: Ember Night5Chapter 5: The Eavesdrop6Chapter 6: The Ash Veil7Chapter 7: Into the Records8Chapter 8: The Consulting Fee9Chapter 9: A Declaration of Evidence10Chapter 10: The Garden11Chapter 11: Names12Chapter 12: What the Archon Knows13Chapter 13: The Councillor's Eye14Chapter 14: Two Days15Chapter 15: Sethe Falls16Chapter 16: The Window17Chapter 17: The Passage18Chapter 18: The List