Niflheim is orphaned—a land of the dead and fog, the last refuge for those whom the road to the world of the living is barred. The ice binds the heart of the world, and the day is fast approaching when the Hot Spring—the last source of magic—will run out. And with it will disappear the treacherous grimes and bloodthirsty draugrs, the gentle ulds and headless trolls, dragon ships and monstrous usebyors. Unless someone can find a way to reach Hel’s halls, climb the empty throne, and claim Niflheim as their own. But the heroes forgot the northern path. And not by their own will, three teenagers end up on the other side of the familiar world. They are the fairy-tale country’s last chance. But what is the price of that chance?