A world filled with the beasts of myth, capable of taking on human form, has seen them imprison their creators and form an alliance known as The Covenant.

A member of this alliance, the commander of the Phoenix Legion and heir to the throne of its namesake beast finds herself on the wrong end of inter-alliance politics.

With the aid of a member of the one mythic race who did not join The Covenant, she finds that the conspiracy that targeted her goes much, much further back than anyone could ever imagine.