When Auntie Catherine warns the Gale family of an approaching asteroid, Charlotte "Charlie" Gale turns to her supernaturally complicated family for help and soon discovers that the asteroid is the least of her problems.

Now available in a new ebook edition, the first novel published by Tanya Huff-author of the acclaimed Blood Books series-a tale of magic and betrayal in a realm, where once-powerful magic is fading... and a girl, whose gifts may be the key to overcoming an evil not known in an eternity... In a far-ago age, wizards ruled the world with a power so dark even the Elder races feared them. But, when their power caused them to unleash dragons from the depths...