Publisher's Synopsis
Through the protagonist Aelish, a magical being born of Human parents in 1546 Ireland, and her Oraculi, Lady Antonia, born in 1521 at King Henry VIII's Court, learn the history of DAR and Earth. From medieval times and the devastation of the plague, to the current threat of humanity's extinction from anthropogenic climate change, experience how politics, religion, science, and patriarchal ideology, collide in both worlds. After her parents die of plague, Aelish journeys at age seventeen to DAR—a magical commonwealth governed by females. But the refuge of her new home soon takes a dark turn. She discovers something horrific and embarks on a quest to vanquish an enemy she has never met. In present day, Aelish returns to Earth as an Oraculi to Isabela, a twelve-year-old-girl of Mexican descent, with exceptional scientific aptitude. But Isabela wants nothing to do with DAR. Will Aelish fail in her mission to save her birthplace from runaway climate change?
