An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons -
and the women who must lead the fight to save it. The House of Berethnet has
ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must
conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are
getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has
risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of
mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with
forbidden magic. Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since
she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life
unravel.Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of
chaos are rising from their sleep.