Hunted across the True Sea and haunted by the lives she took in the Fold, Alina seeks refuge with Mal in an unfamiliar land, masking her true identity as the Sun Summoner. But destiny cannot be outrun for long.

The Darkling emerges from the Shadow Fold wielding a terrifying new power and a plan that could shatter the natural world. With a notorious privateer by her side, Alina returns to the country she once abandoned, determined to stand against the forces converging on Ravka. Yet as her power grows, she slips deeper into the Darkling's shadowy game of forbidden magic, drifting further from Mal.

Torn between her homeland, her burgeoning power, and the love she always believed would guide her, Alina faces an impossible choice. Will she risk losing everything to the oncoming storm?