The Bone Maker - Sarah Beth Durst

n nDurst consistently defies expectations.--Publishers Weekly (starred review) nn nFrom award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst, a standalone epic fantasy set in a brand-new world of towering mountains and sparkling cities, in which a band of aging warriors have a second chance to defeat dark magic and avenge a haunting loss.n nTwenty-five years ago, five heroes risked their lives to defeat the bone maker Eklor--a corrupt magician who created an inhuman army using animal bones. But victory came at a tragic price. Only four of the heroes survived.

n nSince then, Kreya, the group's leader, has exiled herself to a remote tower and devoted herself to one purpose: resurrecting her dead husband. But such a task requires both a cache of human bones and a sacrifice--for each day he lives, she will live one less.n nShe'd rather live one year with her husband than a hundred without him, but using human bones for magic is illegal in Vos. The dead are burned--as are any bone workers who violate the law.

Yet Kreya knows where she can find the bones she needs: the battlefield where her husband and countless others lost their lives.n nBut defying the laws of the land exposes a terrible possibility. Maybe the dead don't rest in peace after all. n nFive warriors--one broken, one gone soft, one pursuing a simple life, one stuck in the past, and one who should be dead.

Their story should have been finished. But evil doesn't stop just because someone once said, the end.n