Queen of Shades

Against the customs of the land, Kigal is amongst the few still willing to bury the dead. It is a life that has left her wandering, without friend or home, but she spreads her message of justice for the deceased wherever she can. However, when targeted by those who loathe her, she narrowly escapes execution and tumbles into the Underworld.

Against the customs of the land, Kigal is amongst the few still willing to bury the dead. It is a life that has left her wandering, without friend or home, but she spreads her message of justice for the deceased wherever she can. However, when targeted by those who loathe her, she narrowly escapes execution and tumbles into the Underworld.

A usurper. A sacrifice. A murderer. After ascending to godhood as Queen of the Underworld, Kigal has at last made her kingdom her own - until an equally powerful deity comes to steal the throne. Inanna, Goddess of Warfare and Lust. In her grasp is the one hostage Kigal would do anything to save, even if it means becoming a monster. And a monster she becomes. For her insolence, the goddess’s life is rightfully Kigal’s to claim, but as the heavens turn on each other and the lands begin to die, she finds herself fighting for a justice that even the gods cannot deliver.

A monarch. A sacrificial lamb. A traitor. As Goddess of the Dead, Kigal’s world is looking brighter. Her cult has spread, her kingdom is finally safe, and a possible romance begins to bloom. Yet when she angers the mighty god Enlil, a terrible secret comes to light, one that shocks and horrifies her - the truth of what Nergal did to her mother.

As queen of the Underworld, Kigal’s life has at last fallen into place. Her worship has spread, she has the respect of the heavens, and she is married to a god she loves - when she finds evidence of an atrocity. When the culprit is identified as the long-dead Anzu, the hosts of Heaven balk, saying they slew its kind along with the ancient goddess Tiamat - until Kigal discovers treachery deep within their ranks.