<b>From World Fantasy Award-winning author K.J. Parker comes a devilishly clever tale of murder, intrigue, and existential crisis.</b><br><br> ​Not even the Church of the Invincible Sun is invincible – and somebody has to do its dirty work. Enter Sister Svangerd and her accompanying priest, both first-rate practitioners. Their mission is simple: to make a meddlesome princess disappear (permanently).<br><br> To get to her, they must attend the legendary Ecumenical Council, the once-in-a-century convening of the greatest spiritual minds the world has to offer. But when they arrive, they find instead a den of villainy that would make the most hardened criminal blush. <br><br> To complicate matters further, it appears that some people who were definitely grim reapered might be not quite dead after all. What began as a little assassination is about to escalate into a theological debate with terrifying consequences for everyone.<br>  <br> For more from K. J. Parker, check out:<br><br><i>Saevus Corax Deals With the Dead<br> Saevus Corax Captures the Castle<br> Saevus Corax Gets Away with Murder<br>  <br> Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City<br> How to Rule an Empire and Get Away With It<br> A Practical Guide to Conquering the World<br>  <br> The Two of Swords<br> The Two of Swords: Volume One<br> The Two of Swords Volume Two<br> The Two of Swords: Volume Three<br>  <br> The Fencer Trilogy<br> Colours in the Steel<br> The Belly of the Bow<br> The Proof House<br>  <br> The Scavenger Trilogy<br> Shadow<br> Pattern<br> Memory<br>  <br> Engineer Trilogy<br> Devices and Desires<br> Evil for Evil<br> The Escapement<br>  <br> The Company<br> The Folding Knife</i>