Lyra is a young witch whose life is overshadowed from the moment she is born by a mother’s curse. Anyone who dares to love her will inevitably die. When a prophecy foretells death for a close friend, Lyra sets off in search of the Wisest Old Man—someone who can answer any question. But searching won’t be lonely: she’ll have to do it alongside an annoying cat that delivers moral lessons and a soldier who acts like a child and revels in ale. Will Lyra be able to save her friend and not kill her companions before her curse catches up with her?