Time is up for the Emperor of Ten Kings and it falls to Ein, an eight-year-old boy, to render the judgement of the reaper. He can't do it alone, but luckily the world is full of travelling heroes. There's only one catch: In order to serve him, they must first die.
The hardback edition also contains 2 short stories in the world of the Mortal Techniques: The Century Blade, and The Two Faces of War.
