"From the furthest shore are nightmares borne That should not know the light of dawn" Years have passed since the Fall of Negra. Avaloon has a new queen and peace has returned to the Inner Sea, but even as Clare tries to extricate herself from the petty politics of Axar a new threat is stirring. Adrian has done the unthinkable and returned to Negra where ancient pacts yet wait to be fulfilled. As a result of her brother's arrogance, Clare finds herself a fugitive and the fragile stability of the Inner Sea is swallowed up by a war between the living and the dead that can have only one outcome.