As orphans, they know struggle. But nothing has prepared them for this.When Nina Lamb arrives at the Daedalus School in New Orleans, she has no memory of life before Hurricane Katrina. But within its walls, she discovers a terrifying truth: Daedalus isn't just a school—it's a battleground. The Saturni, cosmic beings hungry to consume the world, are real. So are their cursed henchmen, the Skin Eaters, raised here from childhood to embrace their monstrous fate.

The war with the Saturni is escalating—and Nina Lamb's role is no longer uncertain.When Strickland Danvers returns to the Daedalus School, Nina is drawn into a new chapter of the fight. Guided through Guinee, the dream-world between life and death, she encounters strange beings who warn of an impending reckoning.Meanwhile, Sister Aquilina is preparing for war. A mysterious child may be the world's last hope. And Nina, caught between haunted ballrooms, voodo...