Just like there are two sides to every coin, there are two sides to every power.

Garth's power is both his darkest despair and his greatest joy.

No outsider could ever understand the magical currents that flow through him. He's the one person who is closest to the Carnival's magic - which means he feels everything that its people feel - every small sorrow, every bitter regret, every moment of joy - all filtered through his mind.

It would drive a lesser man insane.

So when he meets Dr. Madelaine Annandale, he's not interested in her as a person. He doesn't enjoy her warm smile or the crinkles at the corners of her eyes.

He's only interested in her resourceful brain and her cutting-edge research. If she's able to solve his ward's amnesia like she says she can, he'll be forever in her debt.

But when the Carnival's enemies catch up with them, there's only one person Garth can turn to.

Will Madelaine figure out the clues he's left behind, or is he doomed to die before his time?