About the Book: Rin, haunted by a terrible act committed to save her people and addicted to opium, is driven by the vengeful god Phoenix who grants her fearsome power. Consumed by a desire for revenge against the Empress who betrayed her homeland, Nikan, Rin allies with the Dragon Warlord, joining his war to overthrow the Empress and establish a new Republic. With no other path, she throws herself into battle—because war is all she knows.