Award-winning author Juliet Marillier's "lavishly
detailed"(Publishers Weekly) Blackthorn & Grim series continues as a
mysterious creature holds ancient Ireland in thrall...
Disillusioned healer Blackthorn and her companion, Grim, have settled in
Dalriada to wait out the seven years of Blackthorn's bond to her fey
mentor, hoping to avoid any dire challenges. But trouble has a way of
seeking them out.
A noblewoman asks for the prince of Dalriada's help in expelling a
creature who threatens the safety and sanity of all who live nearby from
an old tower on her land--one surrounded by an impenetrable hedge of
thorns. With no ready solutions to offer, the prince consults Blackthorn
and Grim.
As Blackthorn and Grim put the pieces of this puzzle together, it's
apparent that a powerful adversary is working behind the scenes. Their
quest soon becomes a life-and-death struggle--a conflict in which even
the closest of friends can find themselves on opposite sides.