Max doesn't see wraiths . . . but he does. After a near-death experience with the plague, memories of Max's mere and pere haunt him. He can't sleep, can't rest. When his aunt Serafina dies, he must come face-to-face with the truth-and the family-he's been avoiding for years. Meanwhile in Letum Wood, the sisterwitches are struggling. After Mam's death years before, tension has driven them apart. Only hard work, sacrifice, and vulnerable determination can pull them back together. Unfortunately, Sanna's worst nightmare comes to pass. Poachers from the Southern Network have taken Luteis. It's up to her, Junis, Caeris, and Isadora to fly to the coldest clime in Alkarra to heal all wounds. Which positions Isadora to finally avenge the Dragonmaster name and prevent the families from splitting apart forever, something she's secretly longed for for years.