The night the Prince of the East razed her village Raina Bloodgoods life changed forever. Forced into someone elses warand into the arms of the Witch Collector Alexus ThibaultRaina discovered that everything she believed was wrong and that she was capable of far more than anyone imagined.Now the Prince of the East has taken the Frost King as a pawn in his war against the Summerlands causing Alexuss life to hang in the balance. To thwart the princes endgame and prevent the Tiressian empire from returning to an age of gods Raina Alexus and a band of Northlanders race against the sands of time to reach a mystical desert land where merciless assassins lurk around every corner.In the midst of tragedy Raina and Alexus fight to stay together and alive all while a nefarious presence follows them straight to the jeweled gates of the Summerland queens citadelthe City of Ruin.