Otherwordly forces are slowly awakening in the Empire of the Five Oceans. In a long forgotten land where magic once existed, a new breed of warriors have been chosen to play by the rules of the stars. In the north, Athelessia Salvaeterria does what she can to survive in a kingdom where she is not loved, whilst the deepest desires of her heart lead her down the worst of paths. In the easthernmost side of the empire, Elyas Springhart learns to play by the rules of a rotted kingdom under his father's rule. In the Golden Islands a revolution is being planned, and fifteen-year-old Nygiko might be the only one capable of stopping it. In the south, in a kingdom ruled by demons Nereissa Black takes upon a dangerous mission that might set her free off her stepmother's claws. And a Crown of Stardust might be the only way to stop whatever is threatening the empire, or the only path to doom them all.