A century after her ancestors overcame a bloodthirsty tyrant, seventeen-year-old Valory Braiosa attends a training academy for elicromancers, immortal beings with magical gifts. Yet Valory’s power seems impossible to tame, and she faces imprisonment by the Nisseran authorities. Then a resurrection spell awakens a long-dormant evil, and Valory may be the only one who can vanquish this terrifying villain. Together with a band of allies - including an old friend; a haughty princess; and a mysterious, handsome stranger - Valory learns to channel her power and fight back. It’s up to her to crush the cunning enemy and save Nissera from chaos. Weaving together her imaginative world of gritty fairytale magic with snippets from Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid, Hannah West goes dark and dangerous in this gripping companion to her acclaimed debut, Kingdom of Ash and Briars.