When a fallen hero rises on an autopsy table, Ares discovers something far worse than resurrection. Souls are being torn apart before they can pass on. As the Keres descend to feed, Ares is forced into a brutal confrontation that leaves the dead walking, and the balance of life and death in ruins. To stop what's coming, she assembles a dangerous coalition: A firestarter with a criminal past, a detective who trusts no one, and a rogue vigilante guided by something ancient. But as the world blames the wrong heroes, a new target emerges, already marked for death. The war has begun.