Return to Kat Howard's Alex Award--winning world begun in An Unkindness of Magicians as Sydney struggles with the reality of losing her powers--and the lengths she'll go to get her magic back. After taking down the source of corruption of the Unseen World, Sydney is left with almost no magical ability. Feeling estranged from herself, she is determined to find a way back to her status as one of the world's most dangerous magicians...