Fifteen-year-old Olivia grew up studying books and the blade under a death god. But when her teacher goes missing, Olivia is unleashed upon the battlefield. As war shakes the continent, neither side is ready for death's daughter and her ebony blade!

The young Olivia sets off on a journey in search of the death god who raised her when it vanishes without warning. Armed with its ebony blade, she enlists in the royal army and takes down everyone who stands between her and her goal—finding Z!