One life cannot be judged until it has faced death.

Talib has spent centuries watching, protecting, and failing.

When he and Hotan face Iapetos, the immortal element of Death, Talib realizes too late how powerful their enemy truly is. As death takes hold, his life flashes before him-and memories buried across thousands of years begin to return.

The past may be the only way to save the future.

From ancient beginnings to disasters scattered across history, Talib relives the lives he could not save and the truths he failed to see. His immortality has left scars he never understood, and his brother Hotan's hidden sins may be tied to more death than Talib ever imagined.

As forgotten memories surface, Talib must confront the terrible cost of loyalty, family, and judgment itself.

But while he wanders through the wreckage of centuries, the present is still moving. Hotan remains in danger. Iapetos is still hunting. And the answers Talib finds may come too late to save anyone.

Judgment is the second book in the Tattooed Angels Trilogy, a young adult dark urban fantasy about immortals, elemental powers, ancient tragedy, family sins, and the devastating weight of choosing what is right.

Content note: contains dark themes including violence, bullying, abuse, suicide, murder, genocide, and fictionalized historical disasters.