A massive, gothic, crumbling empire, families striving for immortality and power, pairs of necromancers and cavaliers strive to uncover the secrets of the lictors while bodies pile up and secrets unfold. Gideon, a bg ball of attitude, and Harrowhawk, a big ball of ambition, hate each other, but must work together to uncover the murderer, the secrets, and fight for survival. The diaogue is absolutely hilarious, the action gruesome, the world weird and and dark.