Preta finds herself a long way from home, on rough seas and with rough company, and that's the easy part. Every passing moment life hangs in the balance as she's swept along on her journey. She seeks a way back to the familiar, though her world continues to get more strange, dangerous, and mystifying by the day. From the tales of a senile old cook, to maneuvering through the magical realms of the ancients, to finding herself in the center of political intrigue and a plot that can change the balance of power in the known world, Preta must navigate a fine line between what’s real and what’s not, all the while trying to understand who and what she is becoming.