The winged werewolf Lun has finally found a home. Once a lone wanderer, he is now the consort of Jade, queen-sister of the court of the Indigo Mist. Together with his people, they set off on flying ships on a journey to find a new home for the rakxura colony. But when the travelers arrive at the tribe’s ancestral homeland inside the trunk of a gigantic ancient tree, they discover that it is rotting from within. And that’s not all. Scary discoveries force Lun and the rakxura warriors to search for the tree’s heart—searches that will take them far, far away, beyond the very Snake Sea.
In this sequel to “Cloud Roads,” Martha Wells invites readers to travel across the whole world, solve a mystery whose answer leads only to new questions, and take part in an unforgettable adventure.