Eighteen-year-old Rasmira's training to become the warrior leader of her village seems to all have come to nothing when she fails the test and her father must banish her to the wilderness on a monster-filled quest to win back her honor. When she learns that her coming-of-age trial was sabotaged, Rasmira must find a way to kill the god who demands tribute from her village each year.

Includes interview with the author, and an excerpt from: The shadows between us.