Surrendered into his mother's control, Alain must do the unthinkable to save himself, his sister, and reunite with he must become the Archon. As Archon, he can undo the rotten tangles of the Legion from within, but he must lie at every turn to keep his secret safe-even from Caelin.
Meanwhile, Caelin rushes into Rosalia to rescue him and unearths a dangerous ancient relic that might obliterate the cryst load upon which the Seat of the Legion rests. The deeper she gets, the more desperate things seem, and nothing can prepare her for what she will find when she reaches the Seat.
Despite all of Alain's machinations and despite Caelin's devotion and strength, the corruption of the Legion may be too deep, and the secret wielded of power in the background too old and powerful to be unseated.
Anna Holmes has written and edited for numerous publications, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, InStyle and The New Yorker online. She is the founder of the popular website Jezebel.com and the 2012 recipient of a Mirror Award for Best Commentary. In 2013 her Twitter account was named one of the top 140 Twitter feeds by Time Magazine, at which point she became incredibly self-conscious and stopped tweeting as much. She is the editor of two books, including the Book of Jezebel. She lives in New York.