"The Binding is broken. M?ty?s is alive. And Anna Arden is on the run. It seems, yet again, that breaking the Binding has shattered the world. And the only hope of mending it is Anna and M?ty?s, working together. But it's never that simple, is it? The praetheria, the creatures once held captive by the spell, are now waging war against the Austro-Hungarian empire. And they are holding No?mi hostage--using her life to manipulate Anna and M?ty?s, like marionettes on a string. G?bor has elected to stay behind, to fight in the Hungarian army's resistance, while Anna and M?ty?s search for their beloved No?mi--a mission doomed from the start, cloaked in praetherian magic. Magic that relies on illusion and misdirection. Eventually, there's only one way to save her: to split up. And to walk right into the lion's den. When everyone thinks they're fighting each other for the same thing--freedom--can anyone truly win?"--Amazon.com.
