Since the disappearance of magic, war has raged in the mortal lands. A mass genocide has driven Princess Kara from her home, leaving her without a people and a crown. Desperate to secure her safety and legitimacy, she accepts the help of a neighboring country.

 

There, she clashes with Zachariah, a cruel and secretive prince that hates her kind. But as friend and foe reveal themselves in a desperate grapple for power, Kara and Zachariah discover that there is more to their meeting. That there is more to their existence.

 

Safe from mortal plights, the elves in the North face a growing darkness. The threat of magic returning haunts Ronan, and as elves and mortals die mysteriously, he must leave the safety of his palace and head into the belly of the beast. There, he learns of an ancient prophecy, which reveals that the key to everything might just lie in the mortal lands—a girl who is not a girl, and a boy who is lost.