For a generation the House of Fire rode the heights of the Council Wheel. Enshrouded in wealth and power they ruled the sprawling city by the sea. Now the House of Stars has ascended and the House of Fire is reduced to a stubborn shadow of its former self. Hunted by the Council and despised by the world at large, the last members of the Fire’s bloodline have been driven into hiding. In a world where blood pays the Price the Gods demand for magic, resurrecting their House from the ashes may destroy what family they have left…