Emma Carstairs has just learned that the love she shares with her warrior partner and parabatai, Julian Blackthorn, isn’t just forbidden—it could destroy them both. She knows she should run from Julian. But how can she when the Blackthorn family is threatened by enemies on all sides?

Their only hope is the Black Volume of the Dead, a spell book of terrible power. Everyone wants it. Only the Blackthorns can find it. Spurred on by a dark bargain with the Seelie Queen, Emma; her best friend, Cristina; and Mark and Julian Blackthorn embark on a journey into the Courts of Faerie, where glittering revels hide bloody danger and no promise can be trusted.

As dangers close in, Julian devises a risky new scheme that depends on the cooperation of an unpredictable enemy. But success may come with a price he and Emma cannot even imagine, one that will have repercussions for everyone and everything they hold dear.


Emma Carstairs剛剛得知她與她的戰士夥伴和parabatai，Julian Blackthorn分享的愛情不僅被禁止 – 甚至可以摧毀他們倆。 她知道她應該逃離朱利安。 但是，當黑刺家族受到各方敵人的威脅時，她怎能這樣做？

他們唯一的希望是死亡的黑色卷，一本可怕力量的咒語書。 每個人都想要它。 只有Blackthorns才能找到它。 與艾莉的Seelie女王暗地裏討價還價; 她最好的朋友，克里斯蒂娜; 而馬克和朱利安布萊克索恩踏上了進入仙境法院的旅程，那裡閃閃發光的狂歡隱藏著血腥的危險，沒有任何承諾可以信任。

隨著危險的臨近，朱利安設計了一個有風險的新計劃，該計劃取決於與不可預知的敵人合作。 但成功可能會帶來他和艾瑪付出無法想像的代價，這會讓每個人和他們所珍視的一切產生影響。

（譯者/徐琍沂&劉世明）