About the book: year / Meet the penultimate book in the dizzying Arcana Chronicles series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole, full of intrigue, new adventures and shocking discoveries. In a world teetering on the brink... Evie perceives with great distrust the news that could radically change her life, and possibly the balance of power in the game. Why doesn't she feel any changes in herself? Could the person she trusts cheat? Where there are enemies at every turn... Evie begins to worry about her mental health, and the situation in the castle of lost time is heating up. Answers must be sought outside the fortress, but will Death help find them... or, on the contrary, will he try to prevent her from learning the truth about her own future and the fate of Jack? The darkness is calling. An unknown sinister force affects all Arcana that fall within its field of action. And, venturing out alone into the incinerated world, Evie is forced to rely on unexpected allies. But will her new alliance, under the threat of an impending battle with Richter, be able to overcome the Dark Call before hell reigns on earth??