The queen of sorrow - [bk. 3]

Queen Daleina has yearned to bring peace and prosperity to her beloved forest home - a hope that seemed doomed when neighbouring forces invaded Aratay.

Now, with the powerful Queen Naelin ruling by her side, Daleina believes that her dream of ushering in a new era can be realized, even in a land plagued by malevolent nature spirits who thirst for the end of human life.

But then Naelin's children are kidnapped by spirits.

Naelin would rather watch the world burn than see her children harmed - and she is ready to start a war with the north to secure their return.

But defeated Queen Merecot of Semo has grander plans than a bloody battle with her southern neighbours.

Taking the children is merely one step in a plot to change the future of all Renthia, either by ending the threat of spirits once and for all - or by plunging the world into chaos.