Master sorcerers are rare. Fewer still deal with space and time. So when the empire comes for Eleanor, she escapes to the past with plans to befriend her still-living mother. But the past isn’t what she hoped—she can’t enroll in the academy, her mother is aloof, she’s at odds with the only person willing to help, and they’re also plotting to overthrow the throne. With no way to know what secrets she’ll uncover, at least one thing is clear: getting involved is the only way to keep her mom safe.