From the hopelessness of golden crowns...Kastil Da'Nir knows very well that few are as cunning and vicious as the Bloody Queen, but no one, not even himself, could prepare for the stunning revelations. The scale of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unimaginable. And born from mortal flesh... Nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for. Drawing on the strength of the Primordial Life Guardians and the support of the Volven, Poppy must convince the Atlantean generals to go to war her way - because this time there can be no retreat. Not if she hopes to build a future in which both kingdoms live in peace. A great primordial power rises...Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace old and new traditions to protect those they care about, to protect those who cannot protect themselves. . But the war is just the beginning. Ancient primeval forces have already awakened, revealing the horror of what began many centuries ago. To put an end to what the Blood Queen started, Poppy may have to become what she was prophesied to become—the thing she fears most: a harbinger of death and destruction.