Cross listed! Will ship with care and happy to bundle with other books, please message me if interested or if you have any questions. :) An adult fantasy standalone debut! To celebrate peace reigning for a millennia, the emperor sends a ship on a twelve-day voyage to the Sacred Goddess's mountain. Aboard are twelve heirs, each with their own magical blessing-except one. But when one of the heirs is murdered, it is the talentless outcast who must rise to find the killer. If he fails, the empire will fall. Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features: + An exclusive cover (from the publisher) - Foil embossing on the hardback (from the publisher) Digitally printed edges (from the publisher) er Illustrated endpapers (from the publisher, by Sally Taylor at @artistpartners) * Bonus content + Signed by the author The book at a glance: * Adult fantasy standalone debut All exclusive: cover; foil embossing on the hardback; digitally printed edges; illustrated endpapers; bonus content; signed by the author Bisexual male main character; plus sized main character; M/M main relationship; diverse queer identities