Born cursed with two souls, Quen is a misfit among her people. Her mother died while Quen was still a babe, and her father won’t speak of the events that made the family flee their privileged life in a far-off province. Her feet firmly planted in the shifting sands of the desert in which she lives, Quen assumes she’s destined to never leave the Sea of Sands. But everything changes the day a mysterious stranger delivers a dark prophecy about Quen. A giant winged shadow looms over her village, and soon fire engulfs her town and destroys whatever future she thought she had. Quen now has two goals: Hunt the dragon who destroyed what she loved and uncover the truth about the dark pact her mother made before she was born. Her quest will pull Quen deep into political intrigue and dark secrets. Along the way, she’ll gather powerful friends and allies, and meet a mesmerizing man with secrets of his own. Will Quen unite her warring souls? Or will her shadow soul destroy her—and everyone she loves?