Synopsis

LadyDawnexpectedtodie.Aftercastinghersoultothewind,takingaone-in-a-millionchancetoescapethewretcheddungeonsofTaegrinCaelum,theonce-cagedsongbirdoftheAsclepiuswishesnothingmorethantofindherHearthandwarnthemofthecomingdanger.Instead,she’sfoundherselfashade,anchoredtoayoungmanwhoknowsfartoomuch—andwithfarlesshopethanshe’dstartedwith.TorenDaen,forhispart,onlywantedtomakeithomesafely.Nowhe’sinaworldtakenstraightfromthepage,questioningwhatisrealandwhatisfiction,andscramblingtomakesomethingworthwhile.Andwithhisforesight,there’sonlyonewaythatTorencanseetokeepthisnewworldsafe:preventthedescentoftheLegacy.Butthoseinpowerwillnotmakeiteasy:NicoSeverisinaleagueofpowerallonhisown,andArthurLeywinbearstheburdenofFateacontinentaway.Inthisfamiliar-yet-notworldofmana,monsters,andloomingdeities,anymisstepalongtheroadsofAlacryaandtheHighSovereign’sDominioncouldleadtoaFateworsethandeath.Butwhatisdeathtoaphoenix?Withaburningsecretinhismanacore,knowledgeofthefuture,andamaelstromoffearsandquestions,TorenmightjustsurvivetobemorethanwhatLadyDawnexpectedhimtobe.Hemightjustsurvivetowaylaytheencroachingtideofdeathintheproxywarbetweenragingasuraclans.Morethanallofthat,hemightjustlive.