In a land of immortal fae and magic, time is gold and years are power-and the Great Houses are willing to pay any price for it... Quentin is a dreamer; a cautious soul that just can't seem to get out of his own head. But everything he's been avoiding suddenly falls into place after his home court is savagely attacked by members of the Human Rebellion. Now he's stranded in a different land, with only a devilish green-eyed fae for company. But more powerful forces are at play, and a long-forgotten race of elven deities are beginning to rise from a millennia of rest to take back what was stolen from them. Quentin and Florian must put aside all they've ever known to enlist their help, if they have any hope of stopping the uprising. But the gods demand a sacrifice that neither boy is ready to pay. When time comes knocking, who will answer?