On the eve of a recurring catastrophic event known to extinguish nations
and reshape continents, a troubled orphan evades death and slavery to
uncover her own bloody past--while a world goes to war with itself. In
the frozen kingdom of Saiduan, invaders from another realm are
decimating whole cities, leaving behind nothing but ash and ruin.
As the dark star of the cataclysm rises, an illegitimate ruler is tasked
with holding together a country fractured by civil war, a precocious
young fighter is asked to betray his family and a half-Dhai general must
choose between the eradication of her father's people or loyalty to her
alien Empress.
Through tense alliances and devastating betrayal, the Dhai and their
allies attempt to hold against a seemingly unstoppable force as enemy
nations prepare for a coming together of worlds as old as the universe
itself. In the end, one world will rise--and many will perish.