Return to Avenel with Lien and Citar as life becomes very complicated for everyone...

King Du Romeau's empty throne throws a long shadow over Avenel, but word is out that Lien must be the missing Prince Valen — a prospect nobody is happy with, least of all Lien himself.

Now powerful men want to take him out of the running by any means necessary. Chief amongst them is Sir Reich, who is also looking for a glamoured girl rumoured to be among the chevaliers. This is bad news for Citar, trapped by her glamour between two equally precarious lives.

Political manoeuvring jostles against magical shenanigans, thrilling fights and more forays into the Dreaming as the elusive Mandala finally returns to Avenel, bearing secrets which will change everything.

What is Lien's mysterious and powerful darkness? Why does everyone want a piece of Kai?

How many glamours — and girls — are there in the Order of the Coeur?

And to whom does Avenel's empty throne truly belong?

This is book 2 of the Mandala series, following The Darkness Dreaming.