First Evil — John White

...A dark fantasy novel set in a world of disorder. - Kirkus ReviewsFinch Crushluck is going to be rich. Disguised as a Death Priest, he seeks a priceless amulet containing the blood of a dead god. Scams are never easy. And this one may take his life because the Doom Who Waits breathes still, imprisoned in the heart of a nightmare landscape of destruction and madness.Finch is not alone in his quest. Seduced by the whispers of the Doom Who Waits, a holy man betrays his vows to obtain the amulet, a merchant captain delivers a gilded dirigible as ransom for her kidnapped daughter, and a giant risks the fate of the world to avenge the murder of his family.Charlatan. Apostate. Fury. Brute.They can save the world. Or hasten its doom.