Lydia is a scholar, but books are her downfall when she meddles in the plots of the most powerful man in the Celendor Empire. Her life in danger, she flees west to the far side of the Endless Seas and finds herself entangled in a foreign war where her burgeoning powers are sought by both sides.

Her life in danger for meddling in the plots of the most powerful man in the Celendor Empire, Lydia flees to the far side of the Endless Seas. Killian is Marked by the God of War, but his gifts fail him when the realm under the dominion of the Corrupter invades Mudamora. With Mudamora falling beneath the armies of the Corrupter, Lydia and Killian strike a bargain to save those they love most. As truths are revealed, birthrights claimed, and loyalties questioned, a deadly menace sweeps across the world. -- adapted from jacket