Up is down, right is left, and the warmth of summer is now freezing, unforgiving winter. Nothing will ever be the same.
This is Alle's new reality, along with 199 others trapped inside the Cube, the home of a morbid experiment. Left with no memories but her name, she must endure five terrible Trials that threaten not only her life but her humanity. Everyone and everything she is trying to protect-including her newfound friends and a handsome, umber-eyed teammate-is in mortal danger.
Meanwhile, outside the Cube, the world has been decimated by a world war, leaving the major continents uninhabitable. It is a world of monarchies and ice-cold hearts. The real challenge for Alle may not even be something she remembers.
The cards on the table include murder, palace intrigue, a pair of glass slippers, and power matches between the seen and unseen.
Let the games begin.
For fans of The Maze Runner by James Dashner and The Selection by Kiera Cass: this is a Cinderella retelling you've never seen before.