For those of you who read a lot, I know keeping up with what happened in previous books in a series can be a tad difficult. If that’s you, here’s a quick little summary of where we last left all our favorite heroes:

Asha and Kiran have been searching for Az, Asha’s childhood best friend, for over a year now. While Az is busy hunting down humans and half-fae who possess magic, with the goal of opening the Rip, Asha and Kiran hope to find him before he succeeds…or realizes that he’s the true heir to the throne. When we last saw Asha and Kiran, they were in Othian with Ellie and Evander helping them track down Blaise.

Piper and Marcus have been in hiding ever since Princess Lydia crashed their wedding and informed them that Az is still on the hunt for Piper and her Gift..

When we last saw Ellie and Evander, they were in Othian, the capital of Dwellen. Though they succeeded in finding Blaise, she abandoned them in the middle of the night to save Nox.

Blaise failed in her attempt to rescue Nox from the fate of having his body permanently overtaken by the spirit of Farin, Queen Abra’s son. In a panic, Blaise placed Farin (in Nox’s body) into a magical slumber, weaving both males’ souls into the Fabric. She has since secretly allied herself with Az, who reminded her that opening the Rip would provide the magic necessary to rid Nox of Farin’s soul for good. She now waits with Nox’s body in Mystral, where she expects the rest of the group to find her.

When we last saw Nox, he had awoken in a body separate from Farin’s, both of them stranded on an abandoned island in another Realm.

Content Warning:

As Blaise is still working through her past trauma in this book, the content warnings in A Throne of Blood and Ice still apply, though most of the references are short, single-sentence flashbacks rather than entire scenes.

GLOSSARY

Characters

Abra (Mother) – Queen of Mystral; known as Mother in The Old Magic’s story; mother to Farin; helped lead fae into Alondria in the past; kidnapped Nox, Zora, and Blaise; now possesses the parasite; left Mystral when Farin rejected her

Amity – Unofficially the adopted daughter of Marcus and Piper; skilled in Healing, though she has no magic of her own

Arun – Father of Asha and Dinah

Asha – Female protagonist of A Word so Fitly Spoken; possesses The Old Magic, who speaks to her and provides her the ability to conjure temporary illusions; married to Kiran

Azrael (Az) – Childhood best friend of Asha; illegitimate child of the previous king of Naenden; conspired with Gwenyth to take the Naenden throne in A Word so Fitly Spoken; now intent on opening the Rip

Bezzie – Elderly friend of Asha’s; owns a tavern in Meranthi

Blaise – Female protagonist of A Throne of Blood and Ice; vampire (previously human); grew up in Dwellen; previously a servant in the castle in Dwellen; long-time friend of Evander’s; loves Nox

Bronger – Kidnapped Piper when she was a child; organized the Coup in an effort to overthrow the fae regime; died at Piper’s hand

Calias – Late King of Charshon; conspired with Azrael to overthrow Kiran; died at Kiran’s hand

Casper – Cousin of Evander

Cheyenne – Sister of Marcus; kidnapped by Piper as a child, though she was taken by King Declan of Avelea and raised in his court; inhabited by magic that gives her the power to make others forget through touch

Clarissa - Stepmother of Blaise

Claudia – Victim of Nox’s bloodlust

Collins - Head chef at the castle in Othian

Declan – King of Avelea; wolf shifter; raised Cheyenne; family is mysteriously absent

Derek – Male who sexually assaulted Blaise when she was a child; disappeared after discovering Blaise was pregnant

Dinah – Sister of Asha; daughter of Arun

Elias – Male protagonist of prequel novella, A Face to Slay the Shadows; love interest of Lydia; grew up at the Coup with Piper

Ellie – Female protagonist of A Bond of Broken Glass; Princess of Dwellen; glass blower by trade; married to Evander

Evander(Andy) – Male protagonist of A Bond of Broken Glass; Prince of Dwellen; married to Ellie

Evangeline – Queen of Dwellen; mother of Jerad, Evander, and Olwen; wife of King Marken

Farin – Son of Abra; the child from The Old Magic’s story; led the fae into Alondria; soul placed into Nox’s body by dark magic

Fin (Phineas) – Twin of Kiran; Prince of Talens, widower of Ophelia

Forcier – Owns a bakery in Othian

Gunter - Slave of Queen Abra; researcher; father figure and mentor to Nox; died at Nox’s hand during a fit of bloodlust

Gwenyth – First wife of Kiran; conspired with Azrael to help him take the throne; died at Azrael’s hand

Imogen – Servant at the castle in Othian; lady’s maid to Ellie

Jerad – Late brother of Evander and Olwen; died in an accident while celebrating with Evander

Jethro – Father of Ellie; glass blower by trade

Kiran – Male protagonist of A Word so Fitly Spoken; King of Naenden; magical powers include the ability to control fire and the ability to control others’ feelings through touch; married to Asha; twin of Fin; younger brother of Lydia

MadameLeFleur – Late owner of a shop in Othian; previously inhabited by the parasite

Marcus – Male protagonist of A Tune to Make Them Follow; bounty hunter by trade; married to Piper; unofficially the adoptive father of Amity

Marken – King of Dwellen; father of Jerad, Evander, and Olwen; husband of Queen Evangeline

Nagivv - Asha’s feline pet

Nox – Male protagonist of A Throne of Blood and Ice; fae-vampire; held captive by Queen Abra since childhood; loves Blaise

Olwen – Sister of Evander; disowned by King Marken, her father; female protagonist of Of Tangles and Tinsel; possesses plant magic

Ophelia – Fin’s late wife; coerced by Azrael and Gwenyth into their plot to overthrow the throne of Naenden; died at Kiran’s hand after failing to seduce him

Piper – Female protagonist of A Tune to Make Them Follow; kidnapped by Bronger as a child; forced to kidnap other children for the Coup, overthrew Bronger; inhabited by Gigi, a sibling of The Old Magic; magical powers include the ability to control elements and call to others through music; married to Marcus; unofficially the adoptive mother of Amity

Quill – Married to Olwen; possesses plant magic; male protagonist of Of Tangles and Tinsel