From back of book: Jant Comet, the messenger, has survived deadly insects, internecine politics, and even his own debilitating, life-saving addiction to cat. But now he faces a challenge greater than any he has met in the last several centuries, one that could shake the foundations of the Fourlands forever. And even more worrisome, San, the Emperor who has ruled the Circle and guided the immortals for millennia, has a sinister, even shocking plan for the immortals...especially Jant.

(Source: Eos)