Many fear him. He is the advisor of the Eternal Queen, a magical shapeshifter, and—so they say—her Majesty’s lover. Leona is a certified necromancer. She has never looked for the attention of a man like that. But it happened that the shapeshifter came for her, and now their road leads to the palace—where intrigues are woven and secrets of the past are hidden, where a spell-caster in mirror form roams the corridors, where the queen’s little dolls wait for their time, and the Oracle’s magic kills anyone who dares to touch it. Everything that’s left to Leona is to try to survive—and at the same time find out whether she can trust the royal shapeshifter.