Dark days have descended on the Fallen Lands. Cat Calhoun, finally accepting of his destiny as the Pandarin, struggles with his new obligations and their steady demand for bloodshed and sacrifice. At his side, Nicolena Bloom fights to keep a stubborn hope alive when so much has already been lost. Together, they must face their darkest trial and prevail or risk losing each other and the future that binds them. The Forever King, still haunted by a tragic past, looks to shape the Summer Coast's present and future through all-out war. For those daring to oppose him, defiance carries a terrible and unforgiving price. Behind it all, the scheming shapeshifter, Grandmother Rose, inches closer to the fruition of her grand and foul design -- a world without hope, its sacred histories lost. Only one woman, alone and guided by the True Sight, can bring healing back to a fractured world. A Red Seer and black magyck, old rivaliries and new allieances -- all collide in a conflict that threatens to send the Summer Coast spiralling into inescapable darkness.