Greer Gilman's landmark debut returns to print in a stunning new paperback edition.
At the end of the year when the days are shortest, Ariane arrives for a visit with her childhood friend Sylvie. But when the young women bring candles out into the icy woods to mark an old family solstice tradition, Sylvie vanishes without a trace.
Frantic, Ariane seeks a way to follow her beyond the veil to the realm of Cloud, where godlike beings vie for power over the seasons. As she and her otherworldly companions search for Sylvie, they are quickly caught up in an ancient battle for the sun’s return.
In her Crawford Award–winning debut novel, Gilman weaves a spell of lyrical, incantatory prose that conjures a world beyond time and a cosmic dance that spans earth and heavens and all between them.