Campbell Award finalist Brian Niemeier's highly acclaimed Soul Cycle speeds toward its climax in the thrilling sequel to Dragon Award winner Souldancer, The Secret Kings.The god of the Void is free. Aided by a Night Gen fleet, Shaiel's fanatical Lawbringers spread his Will throughout the Middle Stratum and beyond.Teg Cross, whose mercenary career took him to hell and back, finds the old world replaced by a new order on the brink of total war. A fateful meeting with a friend from his past sets him on a crusade to defy Shaiel's rule.Meanwhile, Nakvin strives to muster a last-ditch resistance in Avalon. But can worldly kings and queens stand against divine wrath?