Her last chance to save her kingdom will bring her to the brink of death.

Three years after accepting King Davin's offer to join him, Gemma Calvertson has a successful career with the Royal Mystic Committee, a clandestine regime she once fought to destroy. It was all for a reason, though, and she has finally found it: the secret to entering the realm of the dead. Gemma must leave behind all she's worked for and set out on one more epic journey, gathering strength from old friends along the way. Does she have what it takes to rescue a departed companion from the clutches of death?

Meanwhile, word of King Davin's nefarious history begins to leak out, leaving him scrambling to retain control. Can the remaining heroes overthrow the longtime ruler and bring peace and freedom back to the kingdom? The desperate madman will stop at nothing to stay in power, even if it means destroying his kingdom and crushing his own people in the process.

The story ends for Gemma Calvertson and her companions in The Realm Beyond, the finale of The Pierced Shadow Archive.