Ten years after Alex and Aaron Stowe brought peace to Quill and
Artimé, their younger twin sisters journey beyond Artimé in the second
novel in the New York Times bestselling sequel series to The
Unwanteds, which Kirkus Reviews called "The Hunger Games meets Harry
Potter."
The Artiméans have suffered some devastating blows.
After years of peace, the recent daring adventure of twins Thisbe and
Fifer Stowe have brought about dire consequences. Thisbe has been
captured, Fifer is injured, and Sky is lost at sea. The twins' older
brother Alex, head mage of Artimé, is paralyzed with fear of losing
anyone else he loves. Fifer must convince him to finally trust her to
help in the battle ahead now that their true enemy has been revealed.
Meanwhile Thisbe is trapped underground in the catacombs, where the
ancient dragon rulers are buried. Along with fellow prisoners, Thisbe's
job is to transport dragon bones from her crypt to the extracting room,
where others extract the magical properties dormant in the bones. When
it appears no one is coming back to rescue her, Thisbe must train in
secret, trying to learn how to control her fiery magic and use it to
escape. As her situation becomes more grave, she might even have to
align herself with the ultimate evil.
Unfortunately it's a risk she has to take.