The Wolf of Winter (Volsky's Parallel Universe #2)

Of all the excesses indulged in by the decadent Rhazaullean nobility, only one is absolutely forbidden—necromancy. It is to these addictive arts that Prince Varis has secretly resorted, hoping to usurp the Wolf Throne through a serpentine choreography of murder and to forge a shining empire. But his greatest challenge comes in the person of his beautiful niece Shalindra, grown to womanhood in the shadow of exile and dedicated to the cause of bringing her brother Cerrov—the rightful heir—to the throne. Seized and brought to her uncle’s mountain stronghold, Shalindra is both repelled and fascinated by Varis, dark master of the dead, ruler of lost souls. As winter looms ahead, their encounter threatens to shape for both of them a destiny far different—and far more dangerous—than either could ever have imagined.