Child of prophecy. Queen. Demon. Mother. High Wizard Ohren set the game, but Queen Adelena refuses to play by the rules of the prophecy which still controls her life in the Kingdom of Unisia. Instead, she has put her own players on the board, and uses magic that the St Lucidis wizards have never seen before. The life of her baby hangs by a thread and Adelena St Lucidis has dedicated herself to finding the cure. Forced to leave her young family in the snake pit of the Golden Palace, Adelena places them under the watchful eye of Prince Rainere Marchant, and can only trust that he will be enough to protect them. With her loyal Queen’s Guard by her side, Adelena ventures far from Unisia, in search of a mythical creature who will provide the cure that her daughter so desperately needs. Yet in her haste, Adelena falls prey to countless dangers, and becomes embroiled in a war between ancient enemies. Held in the palm of a god, Adelena must rely upon her own wits and wiles to get herself, and those she loves, back home again. In this fourth book of the World of Evendaar series Winterstaar takes us into the heart of what it means to be a queen of an alien realm and the lengths a woman will go to to protect those she loves.