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Nobody cheats death. A warrior haunted by his past, Salim Ghadafar serves asa problem-solver for a church he hates, bound by the goddess of death to huntdown those who would rob her of her due. Such is the case in the desert nationof Thuvia, where a powerful merchant on the verge of achieving eternal youth viaa magical elixir is mysteriously murdered, his soul kidnapped somewhere alongits path to the afterlife. The only clue is a magical ransom note, offering totrade the merchant's successful resurrection for his dose of the fabledpotion. But who would have the power to steal a soul from the boneyard of Deathherself? Enter Salim, whose keen mind and contacts throughout the multiverseshould make solving this mystery a cinch. There's only one problem: Theinvestigation is being financed by Neila Anvanory, the dead merchant''s stubbornand aristocratic daughter. And she wants to go with him. Along with hisuninvited passenger, Salim must unravel a web of intrigue that will lead themfar from the blistering sands of Thuvia on a grand tour of the Outer Planes,where devils and angels rub shoulders with fey lords and mechanical men, andnothing is as it seems...
