Frey didn’t know her father’s darkest secret, but when the sons of Prince Olaf come for them one winter’s night, she is dragged into the shocking wreckage of it.

For her father, Gus, knows where the Silver Serpent is buried – a secret he swore to take to his pyre. A memory he’s spent twelve years trying to scrub from his mind.

The final resting place of the legendary ship has been hunted for centuries – its treasure cursed but irresistible to lord and warrior alike. And a hoard as vast as the one rumoured to be buried inside it will make a king out of anyone who finds it.

A king, a queen, a ruler of kingdoms...

And so to compel Gus to do his bidding, the scheming Prince Olaf will hold Frey hostage under the watchful eyes of his youngest son and his powerful seeress. His eldest son will accompany Gus, forcing the reclusive warrior to retrace his journey to the mysterious Northern Reach in search of the ship. They must claim the treasure and hurry back to Nyra.

Nyra, where Frey is forced into a deadly game of cat and mouse between Prince Olaf and his sister, Lilith, who are vying for their ailing father’s throne. Frey needs allies, but most of all she needs a way to escape. For if Lilith discovers what Prince Olaf is up to?

And if her father never returns...