In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.

"Queen Bitterblue of Monsea must head to the nation of Winterkeep after her envoys drown in suspicious circumstances, and somewhere there, Lovisa Cavenda waits and watches while tragedy with devastating political and personal ramification strikes"--

In a kingdom called the Dells, Fire is the last human-shaped monster, with unimaginable beauty and the ability to control the minds of those around her, but even with these gifts she cannot escape the strife that overcomes her world.

"Al otro lado de las montañas al este de los Siete Reinos, en una tierra rocosa y asediada por la guerra que se llama Dells, Fuego tiene 17 años y es la última monstruo del reino con forma humana... Cuando la conspiración estalla para derrocar al rey, Fuego deberá elegir entre la fidelidad a los suyos y el amor por un príncipe cuyos pensamientos no puede vislumbrar."-- Dust jacket.