Roulette, a young raccoon dancer, dreams of moving to Ranea’s capital city-state and marrying into a better life. But a horrifying encounter plunges her into a momentous political struggle—one that will turn tragically violent unless she and her companions can stop the mysterious Brothers of Atasos.

And as if things weren’t getting complicated enough, Roulette may be falling in love with an activist who’s as far from her dream husband as she could get…