Yeine Darr, a despised half-breed from the wild northern region, suddenly receives a call to the palace of the most powerful ruler in the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. Her grandfather, the head of the Arameri clan, does a very strange thing - he appoints her as his heir. From this moment on, a new life begins for Yeine: she is forced to seek support from captive gods, unravel the secrets of a bloody family history, intrigue and fight with other contenders for the throne. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance, and Yeine has to find out how far one can go for love - and for the sake of hatred - in a world where the destinies of mortals and gods are tightly linked by enmity and revenge.