For thousands of years, everyone has dreaded the coming of Fade, the Queen of Shadows, whom the Dark Prophecy warned would attempt to overthrow the light and rule in darkness. From the poorest commoner to the ruling Lightbringers, everyone stood vigilant against her coming in the hope that they could prevent her rise to power. Fifteen-year-old Aylen, who had been raised by her aunt with her younger cousin, had heard and believed the frightening tales about Fade, but then her aunt accuses her of being Fade.
Aylen is certain that her aunt must have gone mad, but then most everyone else turns against her and tries to kill her. Accompanied only by fourteen-year-old Daris--an adventure-seeking boy who believes her falsely accused--Aylen flees her home and simple, village life in search of proof that she is innocent. But, in a world where even the most ordinary people turn fanatical at the mention of Fade, does she dare draw the wrong sort of attention to herself?
More troubling still, Aylen discovers that she has the ability to fade--hide herself from others' sight. And, as she develops her ability, she can't help but wonder: could she be Fade? Could she be fated to become the most evil and feared woman in the history of the world?
For thousands of years, everyone has dreaded the coming of Fade, the Queen of Shadows, whom the Dark Prophecy warned would attempt to overthrow the light and rule in darkness. From the poorest commoner to the ruling Lightbringers, everyone stood vigilant against her coming in the hope that they could prevent her rise to power. Fifteen-year-old Aylen, who had been raised by her aunt with her younger cousin, had heard and believed the frightening tales about Fade, but then her aunt accuses her of being Fade.
Aylen is certain that her aunt must have gone mad, but then most everyone else turns against her and tries to kill her. Accompanied only by fourteen-year-old Daris--an adventure-seeking boy who believes her falsely accused--Aylen flees her home and simple, village life in search of proof that she is innocent. But, in a world where even the most ordinary people turn fanatical at the mention of Fade, does she dare draw the wrong sort of attention to herself?
More troubling still, Aylen discovers that she has the ability to fade--hide herself from others' sight. And, as she develops her ability, she can't help but wonder: could she be Fade? Could she be fated to become the most evil and feared woman in the history of the world?