Tells the story of Moril and his brother and sister who are travelling musicians journeying through Dalemark, until one day they pick up a mysterious passenger. Somehow Moril's family and the stranger are becoming bound together in terror, flight, and music. This work is written by a winner of the Guardian Award for fiction.

Second in the "Dalemark" series, this story chronicles the adventures of Mitt, the son of a Free Holander, who plans to avenge the wrongs done to his father. When his part in an assassination goes wrong, he finds himself on the run and with nowhere to hide.

Mitt has fled from the South, but finds that North Dalemark is just as full of spies and tyrants. And now he is trapped by an order to kill Noreth - a young girl who has proclaimed herself the heir to the crown of Dalemark. If he doesn't murder her, he risks the lives of his friends. This work is written by a winner of Guardian award for fiction.

Tanaqui, and her brothers and sister, are left alone to fend for themselves. But the people in the village turn against them. They must flee their home and begin a terrifying journey to the sea. This work is written by a winner of the Guardian award for fiction.