Publisher's Synopsis
Hidden away from the world by his mother, the powerful sorceress Heloise Oliver, Pierce has grown up working in her restaurant in Desolation Point. One day, strangers pass through town on their way to the legendary capital city. 'Look for us,' they tell Pierce, 'if you come to Severluna. You might find a place for yourself in King Arden's court'. Lured by a future far away from the bleak northern coast, Pierce makes his choice, prompting Heloise, bereft and furious, to tell her son the truth: about his father, a knight in King Arden's court; about an older brother he never knew existed; and about his father's destructive love for King Arden's queen, and Heloise's decision to raise her younger son alone.
