In the Bog of the Bleaks, the swamp wolf Sparka stands out from the muck, but all she wants to do is hide. It's too dangerous to shine. Morbin and his allies are everywhere, and scratching a living out of the mud is hard. But now she's been spotted, and now she'll have to glow her very brightest to survive.

In the early days of King Jupiter's reign, three lives we know well today intersect with a deadly conclusion. Follow the story from the perspectives of Sween, Whittle, and Garten in the years leading up to the infamous betrayal. Who loved who first?

The period of time between the Golden Age of Natalia and the beginning of the Green Ember. Told from the perspective of characters such as Smalls, Wilfred, and Maggie Weaver. I hope you have as much fun reading as I did writing! All rights go to S. D. Smith, the author of the wonderful Green Ember series.