When the shoreline moves at dawn, Mira Solen becomes the only witness to an impossible truth-maps are alive... and her touch can change the world.For years, Mira has lived quietly in her harbor town, repairing old charts in her family's shop. But one accidental fold of a map sends the real coastline bending and shifting outside her window. And when a glowing line trembles beneath her fingertips, Mira discovers the terrifying secret her mother died protecting: There is a master map-the Ledger-that remembers every promise ever made between people and land.And Mira is the only one who can open it.Regent Mael, the ruthless ruler of Cinderhall, has been stealing territory by twisting maps into weapons-sinking paths, raising ridges, and drowning homes.Now he wants Mira's power... and the Ledger that holds her mother's trapped voice inside its folds.With the help of Kade Rourke, a commander torn between loyalty and what's right, and the song-weaving Choristers who guard the old magic, Mira races to reach the cliffs where the Ledger sleeps. But every step closer brings a heavier burden: To free her mother and restore the stolen lands, Mira must pay a price the world cannot repay-the price of her gift itself.As tides rise, borders break, and Mael closes in, Mira faces a single devastating choice: What will she sacrifice to protect her people-her power, her memories... or her own future?