Many rules. No ruler. In Berrium, citizens live under an oppressive code of laws. Order is enforced by a brutal and unregulated Militia. Duty is everything. Teenage Bemilly Pulver is facing a bleak future. With her life moving forward in several unappealing ways, she longs for an escape filled with mystery and magic. Yet even talk of magic is outlawed on pain of death. When a series of increasingly disturbing events throws her world into disarray, Bemilly learns about the nature of her reality and her history, while a difficult choice awaits.All Rights Reserved