For millennia, an uneasy alliance lurked beneath the world’s awareness. But when an extinct being—stitched together from ancient Creatures and fueled by enshrouded hatred—begins hunting their peoples, old wounds are reopened, steadfast societies tremble, and the past refuses to remain buried.

At the heart of the war stands the Widow,  whose grief has become as much a weapon as the resin and bone she used to command. Alongside the enigmatic Mad Queen, beneath the weight of the slumbering Rebel Queen’s legacy, and together with Creatures shaped by impossible choices, she must break her self-imposed isolation and confront this enemy.