Synopsis: "In the human city of Anthoinia, Dela Stonebridge has already lost her brother to the Choosing. Now it's her turn. The grueling journey across the mountains is always dangerous, but when magic and madness descends, she discovers herself exiled with the leaders of the three other races. The Norc, Warsgra, is huge and brutish. The Moerian, Orergon, is practically a savage. And the Elvish prince, Vehel, hides a secret that has the power to tear their world apart. But as unlikely friendships are born and the truth is revealed, Dela must accept if she has the power of a magic long thought dead..." ― quoted from this book's product page on the publisher's website as of 2018-10-12.