Within fleeting moonlight, a forlorn realm wails in darkness. Denizens of the shadowed lands band together to survive, often retreating to the graces of the gods. There are still those who shun the divine, instead braving wilderness and solitude. Even fewer are the outsiders-the Chosen, the alien souls fated to succumb to a maddening affliction and die. Among them is Nerone Abrami, thrust into the darkness bereft of both memories and purpose. Despite a clouded mind filled with harrowing whispers, there is still one clear thought he has. Survive. Yet under the baleful gaze of an enigmatic goddess, taunting him within his very dreams, there is scarcely a moment of reprieve as Nerone journeys the desolate world for a means to undo his fate. Will he share the same end as countless other Chosen? Or perhaps fall victim to the dangers of the dark world in his search?

Join Nerone on his grim adventure in this first novel in the start of the Anathema series.