In order to prove her innocence from the queen's false accusations, Everley must follow a fugitive prince into the realm of the silver-clouded plain, where an artifact of destructive force awaits. Fleeing from the queen's accusation of murder and sorcery, Everley Donovan-- the girl with the clock heart-- must catch Killian Markham, the fugitive prince guilty of the crimes for which she's been condemned. She follows him into the realm of the Silver-Clouded Plain, where flesh-eating behemoths thrive, long-lost gods hide, and an artifact of destructive force awaits the death grip of the immortal prince. But the elusive relic threatens more than the very power that drives her clock heart. In Killian's hands, it can lead to the dismantling of the seven worlds. This is Everley's destiny: The time of reckoning is at hand. -- adapted from jacket