Vasilisa is an ordinary Earth girl living with her grandmother—until she unexpectedly learns that her father is a powerful mage of Eflara, a world built on a special clockwork magic. Once in the land of clockwork people, fairies, and lutes, Vasilisa finds herself at the center of a dangerous game. Even friends can’t understand who she really is: a bungler, who knows nothing about her origin? A spy sent by her father to seize the throne? Or a mighty clockmaker who can control time and save Earth and Eflara from an impending collision?
Natalya Shcherba’s books have received numerous literary awards and have been translated into Ukrainian, Polish, and Czech.