Volume One of three in the Esilence trilogy. Feletra is certain she and her brother are cursed. Turning to dark rumours for any kind of hope, the only answer may be in Chriah, the Land of the Hidden, feared by all. On her perilous journey she is befriended by Nil, a mysterious boy with a dark past. But the Chriahks have their own ideas, and Feletra and Nil find themselves embroiled in deception, conspiracies and facing powerful enemies with unnatural abilities. Without knowing why, Feletra is hunted and no longer knows who to trust and who will betray her - relentlessly she fights to have the cure to the curse, but to what lengths will Chriah protect it?