Everyone knows it's important to tolerate the differences in the people around us. But there's a difference between tolerance and acceptance, and in New Peiling, that difference defines the lives of its hybrid citizens--those humans who share their soul with a fairy. Life is hard for hybrids in the post-Cataclysm metropolis of New Peiling. Most live out their entire lives in the slums of the city's lower sector, struggling every day with violence and poverty with little hope of ever improving their lot in life. So it's no surprise that the rate of suicides among hybrids is by far higher than...

Most people know of the Wild Hunt--the tales of wicked hounds and black riders spiriting away drunkards and careless travelers. It's a cautionary fable to keep children indoors. Yet in a world where hybrids and humans are perpetually on the verge of war, there are those who revel in the squalid stories of the Hunt--who wish to bring those scenes of terror to life. And those who call themselves the "Huntsmen" are hungry for revenge. Fergus returns on a mad adventure to find the gateway to Tir na nOg. But finding a place that might not even exist may be the least of his worries..."

Fergus grew up believing he would never see the world beyond New Peiling... until he found the map to Tir na nOg. But sometimes adventures don't take us to the place we want to be, but where we need to go. The Knights of Evalach have rounded up the hybrids and sent them away. Those who remain struggle to keep the towering plates of New Peiling upright. Time is short, and there are many wrongs to be righted. But what will Fergus have to give up to put things straight?"