In the country of Eiten, where crime and poverty run rampant, boxer Evanthe Plechette stumbles upon the rare opportunity to become the Eiten queen's doppleganger. But life as a double is far from what she imagined. Bound to mimic every injury the draconian queen suffers and kill at her unpredictable whims, Evanthe is drawn into a deadly game to destroy the rebels known as the Damned. Madness tightens its grip on the throne and Evanthe must choose between her loyalty for the throne or for herself--her failure to choose will lead to both's demise.
In the country of Eiten, where crime and poverty run rampant, boxer Evanthe Plechette stumbles upon the rare opportunity to become the Eiten queen's doppleganger. But life as a double is far from what she imagined. Bound to mimic every injury the draconian queen suffers and kill at her unpredictable whims, Evanthe is drawn into a deadly game to destroy the rebels known as the Damned. Madness tightens its grip on the throne and Evanthe must choose between her loyalty for the throne or for herself--her failure to choose will lead to both's demise.