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For the Price of None
The sequel to While We Bleed

Tortured by his nefarious past, Ardana Sul has survived every attempt to give his life away while those around him pay the price instead. He now works to undo some small part of the evil he’s committed: breaking into places to expose their weaknesses rather than rob them, guarding brothel workers, and other small jobs. But there’s still a price on his head, and after a hasty escape he and a young whore named Ophelliu flee to the foreign city Velastobol where they both might start over.

But familiar forces threaten to drag Sul back into the shadows. Penniless, he accepts work from the sleazy tyrant Khalezad to investigate a secretive order known as The Project that’s attempting to blackmail him. Sul enlists the help of Ophelliu, young literary detective Alcus Checorre, and reunites with Zannai Fontour, fellow criminal and master swordswoman who agrees to team up with him for one last job. But he soon realizes things aren’t as they seem and he’s been tricked by more than one faction. Sul must discover the dark truth about The Project and decide who he can afford to betray while the fate of a city hangs in the balance.

Progress: 7800 words drafted

 

 

You know what’s NOT in progress?  The Heron Kings trilogy, out now!