num_pages: 240
description: Katherine Addison returns to the glittering world she created for her beloved novel The Goblin Emperor in this stand-alone sequel.When the young half-goblin emperor Maia sought to learn who had set the bombs that killed his father and half-brothers he turned to an obscure resident of his fathers Court a Prelate of Ulis and a Witness for the Dead. Thara Celehar found the truth though it did him no good to discover it. He lost his place as a retainer of his cousin the former Empress and made far too many enemies among the many factions vying for power in the new Court. The favor of the Emperor is a dangerous coin.Now Celehar lives in the city of Amalo far from the Court though not exactly in exile. He has not escaped from politics but his position gives him the ability to serve the common people of the city which is his preference. He lives modestly but his decency and fundamental honestly will not permit him to live quietly. As a Witness for the Dead he can sometimes speak to the recently dead: see the last thing they saw know the last thought they had experience the last thing they felt. It is his duty use that ability to resolve disputes to ascertain the intent of the dead to find the killers of the murdered.Now Celehars skills lead him out of the quiet and into a morass of treachery murder and injustice. No matter his own background with the imperial house Celehar will stand with the commoners and possibly find a light in the darkness.Katherine Addison has created a fantastic world for these books  wide and deep and true.At the Publisher's request this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
language: English
title: The Witness for the Dead
publisher: Tor Books