Hessa is an Eangi, priestess of the Eang, Goddess of War, in exile for disobeying Eang's command when her village is burned to the ground. Her quest for revenge thrusts her into a battle between Eang and the old gods, and Hessa finds far more is on the line than earning her place in the afterlife. Bigger, older powers slumber beneath the surface of her world. And they're about to wake up.