Every decade, thirteen mortals are chosen to compete in the Mortal Trials for the ultimate prize: immortality. But those who fail, perish. For Lirah, the risk is worth taking.
When Lirah is ripped from her bed in the middle of the night, she finds herself in the foreign land of the elven. Forced to participate in a series of challenges which will threaten her every survival instinct, Lirah's been advised to guard her life, but with brooding instructor Kilian Valhan guiding her through the challenges, she should have been warned to shield her heart.
As Lirah competes for her life, she questions the motives behind the Mortal Trials - why is it that no mortal is ever allowed to volunteer for the Trials, and why has there only ever been one survivor in seven decades? The Gods are stirring and the truth surrounding the missing Goddess of War will challenge everything Lirah thought she knew about who - and what - she truly is.
