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'In a remote village, bordered by woods and an endless winter, Saatcha lives in the attic of her ailing father's blacksmithery.

'As her father's health fades and he is no longer able to work, Saatcha takes it upon herself to keep the forge running.

'But when a pair of thieves appear in the dead of night, Saatcha's duty to her father is torn from her. Forced to leave her home behind, the bounds of magic that once held Saatcha begin to slip away.

'Papa is gone.

'Magic is real.

'And her kidnappers are much more than simple thieves.

'As Saatcha's world is irrevocably altered, she must rely on her new friends to find the truth of her past - and what it might mean for the future of the kingdom.' (Publication summary)