Adia Aravind has been given the chance to start over at the prestigious Nidara Academy whose graduates protect the sanctity of human sleep. Within the fortress walls, she is able to pursue her wish of becoming a dreambringer and practice magic she could only fantasize about in her days on Nidara's streets. But when a Night Raven is mysteriously murdered in front of her and she becomes embroiled in an ancient prophecy, everything changes. She must use her wits to emerge unscathed as dark forces conspire against the City of Sleep, and threaten to destroy everything and everyone she loves.