In the aftermath of a cataclysmic battle, the Lord Doctor is presumed dead. In his absence, alliances turn upside down as competing factions scramble for power, and questions of inheritance take a central role on the political stage. Maika Halfwolf, facing a new foe in the mysterious Red Oracle of the Blood Court, will have to choose her allies carefully if she—and the Known World—hope to survive. Collects MONSTRESS #61-66