For seventeen generations, the Thanes bred their heirs for power. Queen Zari believed she ruled beside the man she loved. Prince Lysander thought his corruption was a curse. Both were wrong.
The void magic consuming Lysander was never meant to be cured. It was meant to be perfected.
Now he's disappearing into the Western Wastes, and Zari's desperate rescue has walked them into betrayal.
Their captor offers salvation: trust her completely, follow her into the marshlands where reality bends, and perhaps save them both.
But the beings waiting there don't grant wishes. They barter for souls.
Some bargains can't be broken. Some choices can't be undone.