Fleeing from the dangerous and powerful mage society she has betrayed,
Zara has taken refuge in the Maker city of Gengst, where she knows she
will face persecution and death if her identity is uncovered. She must
live without magic, and even though she can finally be with the man she
loves, her new life is far from the utopia she had dreamt it would be.
As the Knowledge Seekers work together to build machines powerful enough
to end the centuries-long war between the mages and the non-magical
Makers, Zara finds her loyalties and love tested to breaking point. She
must face the evil that is her heritage, uncover the truth behind the
childhood tragedy that haunts her and find the strength to believe in
herself."