Г Book One of The Lives of The Crystal Series Instead of three- there were four. Soraya was nothing like her twin sister, Seladon. Preferring to remain absent beneath prying eyes and present in the background, the eldest princess gained an insight into the cursed hierarchy of Thra and the deception of the Skeksis. With the ongoing blindness of the gelflings, Soraya had no choice but to join the resistance but at what cost? The loyalty of her beloved sister? The lives of her people? or the stirrings for a certain Drenchen?

Vali, an orphaned Gelfling girl, can dream-fast like no other. Instead of touching hands, she can enter the minds of others at any time, with just a thought. She summons five exceptional Gelflings, each with a unique skill, to journey across the Crystal Sea and find the wondrous Green Crystal. With it, no Gelfling ever need fear the Skeksis again. Except an enemy has coerced Vali into hiding a horrible truth -- there is no Green Crystal. Will Vali maintain the lie, or can she find a better way to help her people?