
Saeris Fane has survived Zilvaren’s Third Ward through theft, grit, and an unnerving affinity for metal—until a reckless heist in the Hub goes catastrophically wrong. Captured by Madra’s golden-armored guardians, Saeris is hauled to the queen’s palace and condemned. But when her blood hits ancient quicksilver, the impossible happens: a gate opens, and a lethal Fae warrior known as Kingfisher drags her into another world.
In Yvelia’s Winter Palace, Saeris learns she’s tied to a long-lost class of magic users called Alchemists—beings who can wake quicksilver pathways between realms. The Fae king demands she restore the gates to win a brutal war against Sanasroth’s vampires. As Saeris is forced into forging relics that can shield minds from quicksilver madness, she’s drawn into Kingfisher’s darkness, his secrets, and his curse. When the enemy captures Everlayne, the princess who once protected Saeris, the rescue becomes a desperate race—one that ends with betrayal, divine вмешательство, and Saeris awakening as something no longer fully human.