304 pages | Hardcover

A lush and beautiful fantasy set in a world where music is magic and the fate of many thrones lies with one girl

Twelve-year-old Elissa has been raised in seclusion as a devotee of the Mother Goddess. She is a special child, a blessed child, a child who can sing miracles into being. Her voice can heal wounds, halt landslides, cure hungerand even end wars.

But there are those who would use her gift for darker things. And when Elissa finds herself the farthest from home shes ever beenalong with her vain and jealous music tutor, Lucioshe will have to develop the judgment to decide who wants to use her song to heal and who wants to use her song to hurt.