THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE WORLD OF EVENDAAR SERIES AND EAGERLY AWAITED FOLLOW UP TO THE QUEEN REVEALED. A prophecy resolved. A prince destroyed. A queen made. A life hangs in the balance. Queen Adelena is picking up the pieces of her life in the aftermath of Prince Rainere's heartbreaking betrayal and the genocide of the Spider People. Yet there is no time for tears as Adelena must return to the Golden Palace and rely on her own wits to discover the truth behind the lies of those who have manipulated her from the very beginning. But life is never what it seems in Adelena's world. While enemies surround her, Adelena begins the hard task of trying to discover the truth about her own nature and what she is truly capable in a world gone mad. But this time Adelena is not alone. With her loyal Queen's Guard and the friends she has made, Adelena is learning to take control of her life in this world of Evendaar, and to fight those who would take away her power. In this third novel of the World of Evendaar series, Winterstaar takes us back into the dark world of those who live in the shadow of the Gods, and a woman on the edge as she tries to discover who she really is under the pressure of being defined by her blood, her magic and every choice she makes. To make matters worse, a difficult journey looms in Adelena's future and she will be forced to make an impossible decision between jeopardising the lives of many to save the life of one.