All her life the fire wall has been standing. Trenna has been enclosed, her whole city circled by flames. She always thought that her city was the world. But then everything changed. Pierce, a childhood friend, is not dead after all, and her mother's eyes hold more secrets than she thought their shallow depths could hold. Everything she sees, hears, and feels is a question, even the ground beneath her feet and the shadows thrown into the night. She lives in a burning cage. But is her city a haven or a trap?