Godsgrave

Mia Corvere has won a place among the Blades of the Red Church, the order of assassins that trained her, but many of her fellow killers doubt she deserves it. She is also no nearer to her real goal: the deaths of Consul Scaeva and Cardinal Duomo, the two men who destroyed her family.

A deadly clash with an old enemy leaves her doubting what the Church actually wants from her. Then she learns that Scaeva and Duomo will appear in public at the finale of the Godsgrave games. To reach them, she disobeys her order and sells herself into a gladiatorial collegium.

Inside the arena, Mia gathers new allies and new rivals. She also gathers new questions about the shadow-magic she carries. Conspiracies pile up around her, and so do the bodies, until she faces a choice: stay loyal to the Church, or pursue her own revenge.

This book is dark fantasy and the sequel to Nevernight. It keeps the black humor and the bloody pace of the first book, and the politics around Mia grow larger this time. Expect violence and a fast arena plot.