Mercenary relic-runner Mizuri Skaldmar survives things he shouldn’t. It's what got him captured, declared dead, and inserted into Blackspire, a brutal military academy built atop a sealed necropolis. There, Mizuri’s hired to recover the Aegis Mortis, an ancient helm capable of enslaving the dead. Can Mizuri capture the helm, or will he succumb to its curse? Blackspire is an epic fantasy for fans of The Will Of The Many by James Islington, Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo, and The Mummy.

This novel was written as a part of the Writing A Speculative Fiction Novel course with the Faber Writing Academy.