A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a mission that could destroy them both.

Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the frozen north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There she uses an ancient relic to create monsters from wood and snow that will obey her command and take revenge.

Surin, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the only person with power over her mother, has fled to the human world, where she lives wild in the woods. Lonely and still haunted by the ruthless torments she suffered at the Court of Teeth, she spends her time releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes she has been forgotten until the storm witch Bogdana hunts her through the night streets.

Surin is saved by Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she once promised marriage and has hated for years. Now, the seventeen-year-old Oak is charming, handsome, and manipulative. He is on a mission that will lead him to the north and wants Surin's help. But if she agrees, it will mean she must protect her heart from the boy she once knew and from a prince she cannot trust, as well as confront the nightmares she thought she had left behind.

The enchanting new fantasy from the Queen of Faerie Holly Black, author of the Folk of the Air series.

Pages: 368, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm