Contents

1. Title Page
2. Copyright Notice
3. Dedication
4. Précis
5. Maps
6. Part I. Where All Paths Lead
7. 1: A Kind of Rescue
8. 2: The Lies We Tell
9. 3: Secret Plans
10. 4: Balanced on the Edge
11. 5: Lessons in Betrayal
12. 6: The Hand in the Wall
13. 7: Waking Up
14. 8: Wizard, Healer, Dragon, Spy
15. 9: True Loyalties
16. 10: The Malice of the World
17. 11: A Window into Night
18. 12: A Fair Trade
19. 13: The Shelter of Devors
20. 14: What Demons Are
21. 15: Words that Kill
22. 16: In Darkness
23. 17: The Arrogance of Heroes
24. 18: The Court of Iron Roses
25. 19: Make it Darker
26. 20: What They Can’t Say
27. 21: The Shattered Veil Club
28. 22: An Early Spring
29. 23: Alone with the Hate
30. 24: Sacrificial Rites
31. 25: Hell’s Doors Unlocked
32. 26: The Alternative to Peace
33. 27: An Understanding Among Equals
34. 28: Guarantees of Justice
35. 29: All The Luck in the World
36. 30: Gray Heart
37. 31: Rainbow Lake
38. 32: Death’s Grail
39. 33: The Herald of Death
40. 34: The Consequences of Rebellion
41. 35: Denials and Distractions
42. 36: Coincidence and Card Tricks
43. 37: The Abbess of Devors
44. 38: The Toppling Cards
45. 39: The Prince in Hiding
46. 40: A Ruthless Focus
47. 41: Uncomfortable Truths
48. 42: Deadly Dark Desires
49. 43: Dinner with the Lash
50. 44: Suless’s Game
51. 45: Under the Sea
52. 46: Game Pieces
53. 47: The List
54. 48: The Doomsday Solution
55. 49: The Easiest to Break
56. Part II. Endings in the House of Always
57. 50: Necessary Sacrifices
58. 51: Unanimous Consent
59. 52: Claiming Victory
60. 53: The Last Possible Moment
61. 54: Back to the Beginning
62. 55: The Second Parley
63. 56: The Demon Witch
64. 57: Promises and Freedom
65. 58: The Cost of Justice
66. 59: Lessons in Metallurgy
67. 60: The Definition of Victory
68. 61: Epilogue
69. Glossary
70. Demon Classifications
71. Dragons
72. Acknowledgments
73. Also by Jenn Lyons
74. About the Author
75. Copyright