IT HAS BEEN A YEAR OF CHANGE since Gemma Doyle arrived at
the foreboding Spence Academy. Her mother murdered, her
father a laudanum addict, Gemma has relied on an unsuspected
strength and has discovered an ability to travel to an
enchanted world called the realms, where dark magic runs
wild. Despite certain peril, Gemma has bound the magic to
herself and forged unlikely new alliances. Now, as Gemma
approaches her London debut, the time has come to test these
bonds.
The Order - the mysterious group her mother was once part of
- is grappling for control of the realms, as is the
Rakshana. Spence's burned East Wing is being rebuilt, but
why now? Gemma and her friends see Pippa, but she is not the
same. And their friendship faces its gravest trial as Gemma
must decide once and for all what role she is meant for.