Maret made a deal with a demon, a glabrezu named Velles. She thought she'd gotten everything she wanted. She was called "Mistress," she was called "Queen." Now it's falling apart.
She fears death. She fears the eternal damnation she's earned. She begs Velles for help. He can think of only way out of her predicament. However, she will have to pay a hefty price in a coin of which she has little-her soul.
Abraxis, the demon lord of forbidden lore, has spent centuries assembling the scattered pages of the Book of the Damned. The book, which was written by an angel charged by the gods with cataloging their creation, is difficult to keep together-it has a will of its own. How long will Abraxis have to steal the eternal secrets from the immortal book before it flies apart?
Can Maret escape the punishment she's earned? Can Abraxis leverage his forbidden knowledge before it's too late? Can one trick an angel? Can one trick a god?
