Publisher's Synopsis
The Dark Moon Rises, And With It, Ancient Magic That Threaten To Tear The World Apart.
House Deyron's shame has shadowed Helio since birth. As ward to House Sarras--the dynasty that deposed his family from the throne of Ephemer-he's learned to swallow his pride and do his duty. But when the new king has Helio's closest friend executed and marks him for death, survival means flight into a realm he doesn't recognize.
Trouble stirs in the East. The Penumbran emperor marches north to crush a dangerous uprising, leaving power-hungry rivals eyeing his Dragon Throne.Yu Zi Mei is the only daughter of peasant farmers of the Green River. When forced into a nightmare marriage too young, her desperate flight leads her into ancient shadows-where a curse becomes prophesy.
