Book III of The Bitterbynde Trilogy.Once upon a time the great Fa#65533;ran High King, Angavar, became trapped in mortal Erith along with his twin brother-and nemesis-Morragan the Raven Prince, when the Gate to the Fa#65533;ran Realm was closed on them...Now, many centuries later, the fugitive who calls herself Tahquil has at last discovered the truth. She is being hunted down by the Raven Prince because she alone can reopen the Gate to the Fair Realm, so Morragan plans to use her for his escape from exile. However, Tahquil's mind is still clouded by a potent spell called the bitterbynde, and she is also dying from a mystical wasting disease. The cure, and the final answers to the mystery of her past, can only be found in Evernight-at the fortress of the Raven Prince himself.Though Tahquil has already survived deadly trials of goblins, spriggans, pixies and haunts, nothing can prepare her for the horror that is Evernight. Here magic rules, the sun is banished-and the Raven Prince's whims shape the weather, the elements, the very nature of existence. Yet Tahquil refuses to be a mere pawn of these Fa#65533;ran, who are as beautiful as they are merciless.As Morragan's wights and Angavar's knights become locked in a battle that could engulf all of Erith, Tahquil's quest for the truth finally hinges on a desparate choice. If she opens the Gate, will she thereby save two worlds-or instead destroy all and everything she holds dear>