In a world where the sun dims over the last continent, Zothique, two exiled necromancers—Mmatmuor and Sodosma—seek to create their empire in a kingdom of the dead. Driven from Tinarath, they journey to the deserted land of Cincor, where plague has left only bones and mummies behind. Using forbidden spells, they raise the dead to serve their dark will, constructing an undead empire of forced labor and eerie splendor. Yet, deep in this kingdom, a spark of rebellion stirs among the dead. As the necromancers’ control falters, the fate of Cincor’s restless souls teeters between freedom and perpetual torment. Will the dead reclaim peace, or will Mmatmuor and Sodosma’s vile empire endure?