The long-awaited fourth volume Celaena has survived deadly competitions, her heart has been broken, she has faced the shadows of her past and survived it. Now she returns to Adarlan. But no longer as Celaena Sardothien, but as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can ascend her throne, she still has to settle some outstanding accounts. For one thing, there's her old master, who betrayed her and left her to die. And the King of Adarlan, who in his boundless thirst for power has banished magic, killed her parents and subjugated the entire continent. A task worthy of a warrior, worthy of a dark queen...