From the author of SKY CARVER comes a riveting account of an unwilling heroines quest. Its been four years since Raven fled Baron Cutters estatefour years since her mother, Roxaine, failed to show at the rendezvous. They were bonded servants then. Now, Raven, at 15, is an outlaw and a powerful mageshe can change into a bird at will. But she is haunted by the past: Did her mother abandon her? Or did Raven desert Roxaine in her hour of need? Driven by a desire to know what happened that night, Raven returns to the Barons estate. What she discovers is beyond her imagining, and she is left with a choice: escape a second time or help the mother whose will is as strong as her own. Vivid details and amusing characters add depth to Ravens intricately created world, where a girl must look beyond magicand herselfto save what is most important.