She was born without caste or position in Arukan, a country that prized both. Then a chance encounter led her to a better life. But it also brought her to danger and destiny. Because Kelva Bai-sha's fevered dreams—threats to their land and visions of dragons that had once watched over her people—held the promise of truth.

Now Arukan—shadowed by mountains and myths—might be overcome by eternal darkness. Kelva, together with Jashemi-kha-Tahmu, rebel prince of the ruling household, would defy all law, all tradition, to embark on a daring quest for the half-forgotten elemental parts that will save the world.

And so Kelva must sacrifice everything only to be reborn in dragon's flames