In the tumultuous sequel to Red Queen, Mare Barrow's journey continues in a blood-drenched narrative of power, rebellion, and unexpected corners of kinship. Born with the blood of the commoners but wielding the power of lightning—a Silver trait—Mare becomes the nexus of an uprising against the divisive Silver elite. As she strives to gather an army of her kind, a tangled web of deceit weaves around her, and she grapples with the all-encompassing question: How many atrocities can one commit in the name of freedom before becoming the monster one sought to destroy? The balance of rebellion and inner darkness haunts Mare as she dives deeper into the heart of the conflict, forever altered by betrayal, and the burden of the revolutionary's path.