Protected by the hestroth, hunted by the Sechnel.Maella has broken the one family rule - and things are about to get much, much worse. She has (accidentally) unleashed otherworldly violence on her friends, herself, and all three worlds. Then Maella and her friends are captured and forced to work as torchlighters inside the Tower of Shadows. Maella and her friends must race against the prediction of her death while keeping her doormaker abilities secret from Doormaker Tain, learning the truth about Maella's father, and discovering Maella's special role in the search for the One Door.