Synopsis: "Having survived the war near Altis, Estin and his family must make a new life in the desert lands near Corraith more than a thousand miles from home. Unlike Altis, these lands fully accept wildlings, giving hope for the future. Starting to find her own life, Oria has no expectations of a future. She lives day to day in this new land. What it means to be an adult is as elusive as safety had once been, after growing up watching her friends die. Surely so far from the invasion by the Turessians, Corraith is safe from the horrors they have already seen elsewhere..." (publisher's blurb)