Why Dead Gods Weep

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)><em>Why Dead Gods Weep</em> is the dark and dastardly second instalment of The Symphonic Masquerade series a character-driven tale about identity secrets and epic exploration set against a sci-fantasy backdrop. Perfect for fans at the cross-section of the Final Fantasy franchise N. K. Jemisin and Joe Abercrombie.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>SECRETS LAY BURIED IN BONE AND SCRIPTURE</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>AND A DAUGHTER'S DUTY REMAINS</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Aeyun of Krunan is gone. Seraeyu Thasian stands in his place. And the realm of Raenaru is a broken empire guided by the trembling hand of a man Sakaeri thought she knew.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Once undyingly dedicated to the Praetor-in-Waiting the woman who conquered her heart Sakaeri instead finds herself thrown into the fire with her beloved's brother. Her mercenary's oath to the Sirin has died with their slaughter and now Sakaeri navigates a world of political intrigue and ancient power. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Contending with Orinian knights and Sentinels who hold themselves steadfast to Seraeyu's decree Sakaeri begins to pull apart the clergy's connection to the increasingly nebulous Sirin and the sages' influence against the Thasian Legacy.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Interealmal war looms and pirated waters are rife with tales of prophecy passed from one generation to the next. In the wake of revelation how many half-truths does it take to form a whole?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Sakaeri has made many a solemn promise. With her mercenary order compromised one question remains: to whom will she pledge her blade; for salvation or damnation?</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>This genre-bending second instalment of The Symphonic Masquerade series from author Emery Blaine continues a sweeping series full of mysteries and twists.</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Cover illustration by Sapro</em></p>