It has been generations since the Storyteller Queen drove the demon out of her husband and saved her country from fire and blood. Her family has prospered beyond the borders of their village, and two new kingdoms have sprouted on either side of the mountains where the demons are kept prisoner by bright iron, and by the creatures the Storyteller Queen made to keep them contained. But the prison is crumbling. Through years of careful manipulation, a demon has regained her power. She has made one kingdom strong and brought the other to its knees, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. When a princess is born, the demon is ready with the final blow: a curse that will cost the princess her very soul, or force her to destroy her own people to save her life.

Siglos han transcurrido desde que la legendaria reina liberara a su marido de la opresión demoniaca. Sus descendientes han prosperado más allá de las fronteras de su antigua villa y dos nuevos reinos han florecido en cada lado de la cordillera donde el mal existe.

E.K. Johnston is a Canadian writer who used to work as a forensic archaeologist before devoting her time to writing. She is also the author of The Story of Owen and A Thousand Nights.