Synopsis

A malignant star appears in the east every fourth day, spreading death and decay across Ki. Life survives only around precious fires kindled by dying priests. What happens to a man who loses his place beside the fire?
Rammash im-Belemel is determined not to find out. The son of a struggling family with no money to his name, his fortune lies on the front lines of the war with the demons, where thieves and assassins lurk in shadows, in the wilds where monsters rule. How much more will the god of the pyre ask him to sacrifice? And why should Ram be the one to pay?This book is available in full on Amazon. Pyrebound completed its RR serial run on November 21, 2022; the online text is identical to the print and Kindle editions, only missing appendices and supplemental material such as a glossary.