She was chosen. Now she needs to choose. Fourteen-year-old Maeline Kearney has to be the one to end it all in favor of the Pyres of Cheiltdrome. It's fate. But is she ready? Sure, she has to weather everyday dangers of life above the clouds. She's faced capture, violence, magic, and a dark angel who wants revenge and will do anything for it. But there's one thing she hasn't yet known: war. And it's on the horizon.