To save her girlfriend, a dragon slayer and blacksmith enters a nightmare realm and confronts a long-dead killer in this "endlessly entertaining" novel (Barb and J. C. Hendee, authors of the Noble Dead saga). Magic has a cost. Blacksmith and dragon slayer Sarah Beauhall is about to find out just how high. Her lover, Katie Cornett, trying to find her long-missing parents, has been dabbling with forces beyond her reckoning—and unleashed a cataclysmic shockwave of magic that ripples throughout the Pacific Northwest while her spirit is blasted from her body and flung into a world of nightmares and monsters. As Katie's coma deepens and her chances of survival fade, Sarah's spirit must make a journey of its own through a world of crystalline eaters and malevolent spirits who exist only to hunt and to consume. Night after night Sarah delves beyond the hidden paths, going into the wild lands and lost worlds far beyond the great sea of dreams. When the spirit of a long-dead murderer—known only as the Bowler Hat man—begins gathering an army in the forgotten lands, Sarah discovers that more than eaters and feeders pursue her… "An unforgettable heroine. . . . Pitts delivers adventures that are humorous, hair-raising, and simultaneously full of heart." —A. M. Dellamonica, author of Child of a Hidden Sea "Dark urban fantasy with some clever touches." — Kirkus Reviews "It's about time we had a fantasy heroine like Sarah Beauhall!" —Kay Kenyon, author of the Dark Talents series
