Cimberlot is a land fraying at the edges, where tension bubbles, and mysterious, treacherous whispers rise like the tides of the western seas. In the thick of it all is fourteen-year-old Julia Larksmith. When the fog clears, and the world becomes more black-and-white than ever, she knows only one thing for certain. She will hunt down the truth, and finish what her parents started, even if the cost is more than she can pay.
This harrowing, poignant novel reveals the story of four teenagers' epic journey across an exotic land, and the self-discovery of one courageous young woman.