Meet Scammander and Evander. They're not trying to save the world. They're trying to destroy it.
But first they must find a book.
Scammander is lost in his own labyrinth of lies, unable to remember who he’s betrayed, who’s betrayed him, and who he should betray next.
He used to be the greatest wizard of all time, and now time is running out on his greatest plot.
Evander is suicidal, reckless, and cynical. He wants to kill and destroy everyone and everything—including himself—which is going to be a problem due to a spell Scammander cast on him. Maybe Scammander is actually the only one he should be trying to kill.
He’s also narrating this tale to Tristan D’Mure, very much against his will.
Tristan D’Mure is an entitled aristocrat, and is entitled to the truth. As the only living survivor besides the minotaur he is interrogating, he is forced to discover increasingly innovative ways to pull the truth from Evander’s mind. Many of these ways seem to guarantee his death, which would leave only the ignominious minotaur alive. But the risk is worth it, if only to see the minotaur wince and writhe for just a little longer.