Book II of The Spellsong Cycle. When Anna Marshall wished she could be anywhere but Iowa and anything but a music instructor she wished at exactly the wrong time – and found herself pulled into the very different world of Erde, where music is magic and Anna’s talent as a singer has made her an extremely powerful sorceress. Her power saved the Kingdom of Defalk from invasion and became its Regent. But after six years of war, Defalk is weak and the kingdom’s southern neighbour is already encroaching on the border. Rising to power may have been the easy part, for now she will need all of her skill just to hold on to what she’s accomplished so far. Cover art by Melvyn Grant.