I Raise the Dead is a dark historical-fantasy retelling narrated by Hild, a woman who has spent 142 years trapped on a mysterious island where two armies fight the same battle again and again. After a young shipwrecked boy arrives on the island, Hild finally tells the story she has kept buried for generations.

Her story begins in her youth, when a false rumor destroys a fragile peace between two powerful families and forces her into a marriage that becomes the center of a devastating conflict. Years later, the consequences of that decision have transformed the island into a supernatural prison where the dead rise every night and return to the battlefield each morning.

As Hild recounts her past, she reveals the truth behind the war, the mysterious riders who appear over the sea, the strange woman on the grey horse, the ancient sword that leaves wounds that never heal, and the terrible price of raising the dead. But the arrival of the mysterious boy—and the appearance of the grey rider once again—suggest that the cycle may finally be approaching its end.

I Raise the Dead

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