Calavera, better known as the Grim Reaper, is no longer the fascinating and terrifying figure he once was. Denigrated by his colleagues in the Otherworld, the intermediate space that allows souls to transit to their next destination, he also suffers from an unflattering reputation among the living. Burn-out is looming and a vacation is in order. But without death to regulate life, the throes of conflict are gaining territory...
With her mind in a fog, Lyra wakes up miles from home in the company of a talking raven and a skeleton in a floral shirt. Just as she's about to convince herself that she's lost her mind, a revelation turns her world upside down.