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For fans of the Halcyon Trilogy, a new dark odyssey begins: In the exotic land of Marrakesh, scholar Omar Bakhoum joins an airship expedition into the freezing north in search of a legendary country called Ysland. There he hopes to learn the secrets of the afterlife from a lost race of sages, but howling ice storms, legions of ghosts, and a deadly samurai stand between Omar and his goal. His journey has barely begun before the members of the expedition team begin dying of a mysterious condition, one by one. As the last remaining foreigner on board, Omar is accused of the murders and he quickly finds that an airship high above the frozen sea is a dangerous place to fight for his innocence, or his life. Series: This novella introduces the Europa series of dark fantasy adventures. It takes place in the world of The Other Earth four years before the Halcyon series of swashbuckling steampunk adventures. Features: Map | The first chapter of Europa #2: FREYA THE HUNTRESS (a novel)