The day Vasilisa Hedge was murdered for witchcraft, she left behind three things: a grieving husband, a magickal daughter, and a soul-stealing doll. Now Karina, Vasilisa's daughter, is grown up and accused of witchcraft herself. Banished from her village to the Forest of the Dead along with Hans Pinkerton, the imperious son of a warlock, they embark on an epic Hansel and Gretel story to their freedom. Along their way they discover the dangerous Fountains of Youth and Animalia, the darkness of night and the terror it brings, Baba Yaga, who attempts to enslave them, and the magick that threatens to destroy their very souls. A fairytale retelling of Vasilisa the Beautiful, Hansel and Gretel, Baba Yaga, and Asmund and Sigony.