A regular visitor to the Hawks catches Corporal Kaylin Neya’s interest with her talk of ghosts who are worried about Corporal Handred’s Barrani weapon. But when Kaylin investigates, something doesn’t add up. A past many Barrani don’t want uncovered . . .
Building the towers had doomed the Academia. Killing Candallar now has only made things worse with Bellusdeo and Sedarias contesting for its captaincy. If there were ever a time for Shadow to strike, it’s now, when alliances are fractured and the Tower is vulnerable for the first time in centuries. More than ever, Kaylin needs her friends to work together if they’re going to be able to stop the threat to Elantra.