Henna is one of the most powerful sorcerers in the Order of Napthol, and her runes тАЩs runes tell her that the future of Kavet is balanced on the edge of the knife. The treaties between Kavet and the dragon-like race known as the Osei have become intolerable. The time has come for the royal house to magically challenge Osei dominion. Prince Verte, Henna' lover,┬аis to serve as the nexus for the powerful but dangerous spell,┬аwith Naples--an untested young sorcerer from the Order of Napthol--a volatile but critical support to its creation.
Amid these plans, Dahlia IndathroneтАЩs arrival in the city shouldnтАЩt matter. She has no magic and no royal lineage, and yet, Henna immediately knows Dahlia is important. She just canтАЩt see why.
As their lives intertwine, the four┬аwill learn that┬аthey are pawns in a larger game, one played by the forces of the Abyss and of the NumenтАФthe infernal and the divine.
A game no mortal can ever hope to win.
AMELIA ATWATER-RHODES is the author of the Mancer Trilogy:┬аOf the Abyss, Of the Divine,┬аand┬аOf the Mortal Realm. She is also the author of three YA series, Den of Shadows, The KieshaтАЩra, and The MaeveтАЩra, which have been ALA Quick Picks for Young Adults, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year and VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror List Selections.