Description:

The Night of Souls - when the veil between the living and the dead is thinnest - is only days away. Albion is at war . . . and losing. The wardens have descended, kidnapping innocent citizens for their army, but looking for one in particular. And fifteen-year-old Kate Winters has just raised a blackbird from the dead. As her home is torn apart by the wardens, Kate's discovery that she is one of the Skilled - the rare people who can cross the veil between life and death - makes her the most hunted person in all of Albion. Only she can unlock the secrets of *Wintercraft*, the ancient book of dangerous knowledge. Captured and taken to the graveyard city of Fume - with its secret tunnels and underground villages, and where her own parents met their deaths ten years ago - Kate must harness her extraordinary powers to save herself, her country, and the two men she cares for most. And she'll make a pact with a murderer to do it. Those who wish to see the dark, be ready to pay your price.