By the will of Virra, the Goddess of Demons, Vlad finds himself embroiled in a nasty story involving a murder that could lead to a global war. In addition, he has to take care of his wife Koti, who is involved in a conspiracy against the Empire. It's not so easy, even for an assassin: balancing between the radical political views of the woman he loves, who wants to start a rebellion, and friendly relations with Empress Zarika. Brust's order of writing the series: Djareg, Yendi, Tekla, Taltosh, Phoenix, Atira, Orca, Dragon, Isola Chronological order of events: Taltosh, Yendi, Dragon, Djareg, Tekla, Phoenix, Atira, Orca, Isola.