Vigor Mortis

Casting necromancy without ever learning how is not supposed to be possible. A starving orphan girl named Vita is somehow managing it anyway — and she is not sure if this will be the solution to her life's problems or a horrifying spiral into problems she cannot even conceive. Set on a massive world of floating islands, with the dangerous entity known as the Mistwatcher lurking beneath, Vigor Mortis pairs adorable charm with deadly seriousness — an incongruous mix that pushes triumphantly forward despite the horror bearing down on all sides.

As Vita's humanity slowly drips away, monsters fallen from an island above spread throughout her home. While she fights fellow horrors outside the city's walls, her family suffers threats from within them. Yet surely there is no problem enough power cannot solve — and if there is one thing eating souls is good for, it is power.

Two years have passed since Vita was arrested by the Inquisition, and her time in prison has not been kind to her. As Penelope Vesuvius plots a grand breakout while currying favor with the government, the monstrous Lark joins the Church in search of redemption. A conflict between the most powerful forces in Valka is set to simmer, and it is only a matter of time before it boils over.

Malrosa is a princess of the Athanatos — powerful immortal insect people who have been systematically assaulting Vita's island for years. When Vita ends up fusing her soul with her, the resulting gestalt must struggle to reconcile conflicting viewpoints and beliefs. Now in love with two homes and full of perspective her old self lacked, Vita must bring peace between warring islands. And if there is one thing Vita has always been bad with, it is peace.