The Emperor's Soul - The 10th Anniversary Special Edition

NEW 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION FEATURING BONUS CONTENT<br/>HUGO AWARD WINNER<br/><br/>Includes: Deleted prologue: “The Imperial Fool” Prologue commentary from the acclaimed podcast Writing Excuses An original introduction from the publisher<br/>When Shai is caught replacing the Moon Scepter with her nearly flawless forgery, she must bargain for her life. An assassin has left the Emperor Ashravan comatose, a circumstance concealed only by the death of his wife. If the emperor does not emerge after his hundred-day mourning period, the rule of the Heritage Faction will be forfeit and the empire will fall into chaos.<br/><br/>Shai is given an impossible task: to create―to Forge―a new soul for the emperor in fewer than one hundred days. But her soul-Forgery is considered an abomination by her captors. She is confined to a tiny, dirty chamber, guarded by a man who hates her, spied upon by politicians, and trapped behind a door sealed in her own blood. Shai’s only possible ally is the emperor’s most loyal councillor, Gaotona, who struggles to understand her true talent.<br/><br/>Time is running out for Shai. Forging, while deducing the motivations of her captors, she needs a perfect plan to escape…