The Hollow Crown

The river mud tastes like iron and betrayal, but Dorian Vael is finally awake. The elite operative from Earth now inhabits the poisoned corpse of Prince Aldric Blackmere, the most hated royal in the Ashenmere Empire. While the court believes the "disgrace" has simply returned from a drunken bender, Dorian is actually navigating the "Usurper’s Path"—a cold, silver system interface that rewards him for turning enemies into loyal assets.By manipulating the rare, cold Shadowflame in his blood and his system’s ability to quantify human connection, he begins weaving a web of influence to survive the assassins currently stalking his every move. In a city of half a million souls, a dead man is now the most dangerous player in the game.