Book of the Black Earth 4: Sun and Serpent (2 of 2)
Now he, Jirom, and their companions think they just might glimpse victory ahead, and the triumphant end to what began as a mere slave rebellion. Jirom, Horace, and Emanon begin to hope they might free the empire.The war continues, and the undead ravage the land. And Jirom finds himself asking if even victory will be worth the cost--how can he be sure he and the other winners of this war will rule more justly than the Akeshians did? Meanwhile, a mysterious mass murder-suicide in a temple in Thuum hints that they have more foes than they knew of.