Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there
as a child when her family is destroyed in war. She doesn't yet know she
has inherited a powerful gift, one that marks her as a member of the
noble School of Pellinor and enables her to see the world as no other
can. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards
of Lirigon, that her true identity and extraordinary destiny unfold.
Now, she and her mysterious teacher must embark on a treacherous,
uncertain journey through a time and place where the forces of darkness
wield an otherworldly terror.