The five kingdoms are succumbing to darkness, losing land and life to shadow and monsters. Brenna, heir to a kingdom surviving by a thread, doesn't have much hope for the future. But a rumor, a flicker of hope, of how to banish the darkness, to free the kingdoms of the cursed shadows, reaches Brenna's ears. She can save her people. All she needs is a crew. A prince, limping and grieving. A half-fae, outcast from society. A blind thief, bound by reluctant oath. A princess, torn between duty to the kingdom and to her sister. And Brenna with a curse mark and a tattered cloak. By all rights, they cannot save the world. By all rights, they have no other choice.Be prepared for a wonderful journey with this Scandinavian retelling-a fantasy story filled with found family, fast-paced plot, and heart-wrenching choices.