Snip lives under the weight of his destruction, haunted by the doom he brought into the world. Convinced he is the Condemner—the predestined bringer of ruin—he knows exactly what he will do: kill Jackson, the boy believed to be the Redeemer.

But the lines of the prophecy begin to blur when Snip uncovers clues from his past that suggest that he may not be the Condemner. The truth slips further from his grasp as Jackson’s fate takes an unexpected turn, leaving only Maggea to see what Snip cannot—that Snip’s path may hold the key.

With the fate of the world on the scale, Snip must face the dark secrets he’s kept and make a decision that will bring ruin no matter his choice.