'Witches. They ain't nothing but faerie stories. And all over England women getting killed. Just cos they know things.' Alyce is in Bedlam asylum - mad, they say. Her mother has been executed for witchcraft, her home destroyed and her spirit crushed ... so maybe it's true Or maybe she isn't as broken as she seems. A visit from two masked strangers provides an opportunity to escape - and Alyce takes it. Now she must navigate the dark streets of London where there's a secret waiting to be unravelled. In an Engeland divided by rival queens, it seems Alyce has a part to play - if only she can master the rising power within her ...
