Flashes — disasters of unknown origin — turned the once-flourishing Kimmerik Peninsula into ashes. Desht is a world of new order. The surviving inhabitants of the land became “salted,” and from the airborne station “Mother of Winds,” the Elder Brothers observe the dead world. One of them, Talavir, is tasked with investigating a murder and finding the Golden Cradle — a mysterious weapon developed by the scientist Mamai. But once he steps onto the dried surface of Desht, he will not be able to return. Talavir must endure the trial of a devastating truth, which will prove more terrifying than the scorching, all-consuming suer. Salt granules on the bloodied fingers of ancient gods will tell their story — the story of a scorched world…
