Book excerpt: In the final book of the Sister Verse, the rogue ascendant and her grieving party must wander the wastes of a dying world, guided only by the promise of a bitter vengeance. The Dreadlands sink into the Glade once more, the allied nations have been rendered defenseless, and hope is revealed as a fleeting illusion. In a land ruled by hatred and despair, the story at last comes to its end. This book contains scenes of violence that may be unsuitable for some readers.