Hundreds of missing people. 

A long-lost legendary artifact. 

A desperate race to find it.

Vivi’s world shatters when the portals plaguing the kingdoms of Isyend kidnap her pseudo-brother. In the midst of her grief, an opportunity emerges she can’t pass up: an offer to join the secret team of princesses investigating the portals. Vivi jumps headfirst into the search, only to be met with suspicion as soon as she walks in the door. 

The five princesses might be the most dysfunctional team Vivi has ever met, but they’re still her best bet to find the Reaper’s Lyre, an almighty magical artifact that vanished a thousand years ago. It’s the only thing powerful enough to stop the mastermind behind the devastating portals, if the princesses can find it.  

Vivi fights to prove herself to this stubborn team while uncovering secret after secret. Betrayal lurks around every corner and loyalties are tested, but nothing will stop Vivi from rescuing her brother. 

Even if she has to go against the princesses to do it.

Featuring a diverse ensemble cast of characters struggling with grief and coming-of-age themes, fans of IRON WIDOW by Xiran Jay Zhao and GIDEON THE NINTH by Tamsyn Muir won’t be able to put it down.