From the international bestselling author of The Four Worlds comes a rich, magical adventure-with a touch of fairy tale and a twist of mystery. Tor Lir is determined to ignore his birthright. Instead of ruling the immortals he takes up residence in a seaport city to study the ways of mortals. But when he stumbles upon a beast killing a mortal, he knows his birthright won't be denied. He must to put an end to imbalance before darkness...