For centuries, Dalemark has been a land divided by the warring earldoms of the North and South. Now, with the help of the Undying, the mysterious gods of Dalemark, four extraordinary young people— from the past, present, and future—must join forces to reunify their beloved land. To avenge his father, Mitt joins in a plot to assassinate the tyrannical Earl Hadd, but when the plot goes wildly awry, he finds himself fleeing on a storm-tossed sea, alone among his enemies—except for the figure of Drowned Ammet…