Undeterred by danger, treasure hunter and cursed dragon princess Luvander travels to the frozen northern wastes of the Spine of Winter, to a reclusive monastery whose monks guard a secret entrance to the Dragon Dream, the shared plane of consciousness of all Urden, living or long passed. What she finds there will set her on a journey beyond where any mortals, and few dragons, have tread, to uncover an ancient secret from the darkest corners of history..