The 13th novel of the Hugo-nominated, New York Times
best-selling Toby Daye urban fantasy series!
Hundreds of years ago, the Selkies made a deal with the sea witch: they
would have the sea for as long as she allowed it, and when the time
came, she would call in all their debts at once. Many people assumed
that day would never come. Those people were wrong.
When the Luidaeg - October "Toby" Daye's oldest and most dangerous
ally - tells her the time has come for the Selkies to fulfill their side
of the bargain, and that Toby must be a part of the process, Toby can't
refuse. Literally. The Selkies aren't the only ones in debt to the
Luidaeg, and Toby has to pay what she owes like anyone else. They will
travel to the fabled Duchy of Ships and call a convocation of the
Selkies, telling them to come and meet the Luidaeg's price...or face the
consequences.
Of course, nothing is that simple. When Dianda Lorden's brother appears
to arrest Dianda for treason against the Undersea, when a Selkie woman
is stripped of her skin and then murdered, when everything is falling
apart, that's when Toby will have to answer the real question of the
hour.
Is she going to sink? Or is she going to swim?