In Saskiya’s world, bones are a source of special power. They can predict the future, tell the past, whisper the secrets of the present. Bone-readers and seers can be found in every village. They are respected and feared at the same time. One day, Saskiya will have to accept the ancient gift and become one of them—but she resists the call of the bones, because she knows that something irreparable will happen. Evil is near, and she feels it.