Jude was seven years old when her parents were killed and she was stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, she wants nothing more than to belong there, despite being a mortal human in a world of magical and cruel creatures. To win a place at court, she must defy Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. As she gets caught in palace secrets and deceptions, Jude discovers her own capacity for power and trickery. It is a thrilling story about ambition, survival, and the dangerous games played in a land of magic.