Although Cypher McCall has no memories before the quake that destroyed the kingdom of Augury, she holds a steadfast hatred of the repressive Cauldian regime now ruling the country. Her magical gifts are deemed subversive, so she does her best to avoid detection--despite the fact she's too beautiful for the Cauldians to ignore. She stumbles on a silver key that she hopes will unlock her past, but first she must confront a long repressed horror at the...