It's been almost a year since October "Toby" Daye averted a war, gave up
a county, and suffered personal losses that have left her wishing for a
good day's sleep. She's tried to focus on her responsibilities--training
Quentin, upholding her position as Sylvester's knight, and paying the
bills--but she can't help feeling like her world is crumbling around
her, and her increasingly reckless behavior is beginning to worry even
her staunchest supporters.
To make matters worse, Toby's just been asked to find another missing
child...only this time it's the changeling daughter of her fellow
knight, Etienne, who didn't even know he was a father until the girl
went missing. Her name is Chelsea. She's a teleporter, like her father.
She's also the kind of changeling the old stories warn about, the ones
with all the strength and none of the control. She's opening doors that
were never meant to be opened, releasing dangers that were sealed away
centuries before--and there's a good chance she could destroy Faerie if
she isn't stopped.
Now Toby must find Chelsea before time runs out, racing against an
unknown deadline and through unknown worlds as she and her allies try to
avert disaster. But danger is also stirring in the Court of Cats, and
Tybalt may need Toby's help with the biggest challenge he's ever faced.
Toby thought the last year was bad. She has no idea.
"Toby's unusual heritage and her uneasy relationships with her mother's
family will remind readers of Briggs' Mercy Thompson series, and
Thompson fans will appreciate Toby's tough and self-reliant
character...a must for fans of genre-bending blends of crime and
fantasy." --Booklist (starred review)
