Maerad is a girl with a tragic and bitter past, but her powers grow
stronger by the day. Now she and her mentor, Cadvan, hunted by both the
Light and the Dark, must unravel the Riddle of the Treesong before their
fractured kingdom erupts in chaos. The quest leads Maerad over
terrifying seas and vast stretches of glacial wilderness, ever closer to
the seductive Winterking--ally of her most powerful enemy, the Nameless
One. Trapped in the Winterking's icy realm, Maerad must confront what
she has suspected all along: that she is the greatest riddle of all.