On This Unworthy Scaffold

Jetta is in the centerof a war. With her magical power, she could save everyone, save her country . .. or she could destroy it all.

Heidi Heilig blendstraditional storytelling with ephemera for a lush, page-turning commercialfantasy for fans of Tomi Adeyemi and Leigh Bardugo.

The final book in theacclaimed Shadow Players trilogy.

Jetta'shome is spiraling into civil war. Le Trépas--the deadly necromancer--has used hisblood magic to wrest control of the country, and Jetta has been withouttreatment for her malheur for weeks. Meanwhile, Jetta's love interest, brother, and friend are intent on infiltrating the palace to stop the Boy King and findLe Trépas to put an end to the unleashed chaos.

Thesweeping conclusion to Heidi Heilig's ambitious trilogy takes us to newcontinents, introduces us to new gods, flings us into the middle of palaceriots and political intrigue, and asks searching questions about power andcorruption.

Acclaimedauthor Heidi Heilig creates a rich world inspired by Southeast Asian culturesand French colonialism. Told from Jetta's first-person point-of-view, as wellas with chapters written as play scripts and ephemera such as songs, myths, andvarious forms of communication, On This Unworthy Scaffold is asatisfying finale to the epic fantasy trilogy. It will thrill readers who loveClaire Legrand's Furyborn, Laini Taylor's Strange theDreamer, and N. K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season.