Magic forms both feast and famine...
Carin has never known hunger. Born into the Hearthland, a lush world of
fertile fields and abundant resources, her biggest worry is whether she
and her three friends will find their true names on their Journeying.
But when one of them is murdered on the morning of their departure,
Carin's peaceful world is stained with blood.
As they travel north, Carin and her friends discover a horrible truth:
their land's bounty is no mystery. An ancient spell cast by their
ancestors is draining the very life force from the lands across the
northern mountains, withering the earth and starving its people.
Forced to confront the truth, Carin must decide her own fate. Remain
silent and allow the murder of the earth itself--or risk her own life in
exile and break the spell.
The hearths of home have only ever nourished. Now the Hearthland will
see just how hot fire can burn.
All choices have consequences.