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Two brothers flee an army of fanatics across a vast and magical desert in this gripping sequel. Kandri and Mektu Hinjuman, the most wanted men in a war-torn world, have narrowly escaped death countless times. However, nothing can prepare them for the perils of the Ravenous Lands, their last hope after killing the favorite son of Her Radiance the Prophet. Her death-priests and magical servants relentlessly pursue them. Within their caravan, dangers also lurk; some travelers secretly worship the Prophet, while Mektu becomes obsessed with a cursed bejeweled dagger that drives its owners to madness or death. The stakes are higher than just their survival. Kandri carries an encoded cure for the World Plague, a devastating disease that has plagued the land for centuries. As criminals far from the desert realize the potential profit from the plague, Kandri grapples with trust in a world of shadows. Their goal is to reach Kasralys, the magnificent fortress-city of the east, where the cure can be deciphered and where Kandri hopes to find his vanished lover. Yet, Kasralys, undefeated for 3,000 years, is on the brink of its greatest siege.